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Ludovic Hunter-Tilney has been writing for the FT since 1998.

In 2014 he won the London Press Club’s Arts Reviewer of the year award. He lives in London.

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    Leeds newcomers bear the weight of their despondent musical tradition with pride

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    For all its pleasure-seeking impulses, the chemistry is missing in the star’s third album

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    FKA Twigs’s Caprisongs captures a newfound freedom

    The UK singer uses the mixtape format to deliver songs with a looser, lighter feel

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    Elvis Costello and The Impostors bring whipsmart tunes to The Boy Named If

    The new album is a sharp and driven return to the attacking style of earlier days

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    The Weeknd tunes into DJ Jim Carrey in new album Dawn FM

    Mirror-shiny synth-pop masks a brittle psyche in this concept-heavy follow-up to the record-breaking ‘After Hours’

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    Cat Power revives the covers tradition

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    David Bowie’s Toy: Box is an enjoyable curio

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    Pop music in 2022 — Olly Alexander, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys

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    New Christmas albums to refresh your festive playlists

    From dinner-club jazz numbers by Norah Jones to country-soul carols from Hiss Golden Messenger

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    Neil Young and Crazy Horse offer enigmatic storytelling on Barn

    The comfortingly familiar songs tell of nature and humanity, love and parting

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    Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy are cover-happy on Blind Date Party

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    The Norwegian’s high, unflustered singing sounds good against layers of feedback and guitar distortion

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    Richard Dawson joins Circle for Henki — an entertainingly unbiddable album

    The Newcastle upon Tyne singer-songwriter and the Finnish band are a well-made match

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    Sam Fender channels US blue-collar rock at Alexandra Palace

    The British star’s London show highlighted his affinity for the ‘heartland’ sounds of singers such as Bruce Springsteen

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