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The 77-year-old’s third album in as many years is a tribute to the 1950s music that first inspired him
The 76-year-old blues-folk veteran gives an upbeat performance at the intimate north London venue but his focus of protest is frustrating
The record’s indulgently long duration and inept lyrics protesting about lockdown are a let-down
The vibes player’s homage to Astral Weeks at Queen Elizabeth Hall balanced reverence and reinvention
The song is based on Patrick Kavanagh’s poignant poem of unrequited love, written for a woman half his age
The singer looks back on more than five decades of music-making — and a childhood steeped in blues and jazz
A supper-club atmosphere prevails with covers that are enlivened by the artist’s undimmed vocal powers
The star’s latest finds him exploring his ambitions in styles ranging from classic soul to dance-pop
The newly knighted musician’s soulful bark is in fine form on his 36th studio album, his first set of new songs since 2012
Dan Bejar’s opaque poeticisms are uttered in a theatrically quavering voice amid jazzy orchestral rock
Collection turns 16 of the artist’s songs into lushly arranged jazz and R&B duets with guest vocalists
The dividing line between beach and mountain people seems to involve their need for company
Trumpeter Dave Douglas and vibes master Gary Burton were among this year’s Cheltenham highlights
The notoriously grumpy singer was in his element at this intimate show
The pocket dreadnought chugs into view with his first album in four years
A guide to the best new Welsh indie music, with six tracks to download or stream online
The music still pulsed as insistently within Van Morrison as he sang for Northern Ireland
The Waterboys’ Mike Scott explains why the urge to reinvent is ‘just normal’
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