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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The singer staked out a space between folk, US roots music and hard rock — and threw in a few Led Zeppelin favourites
At his peak, the maverick promoter owned some of London’s best-known venues and was involved in its most famous festivals
That’s not forgetting disco, orchestra and choir — on the Leeds band’s second album, sound is pushed to its limits
There are some nice lyrical touches as the Texas-raised singer takes stock in her sixth album
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner delivered shape-shifting music at the Hammersmith Apollo
The singer’s latest is an apparently impulsive release recorded following her divorce
Former Sonic Youth bassist takes aim at consumerism and masculinity against a barrage of imposing beats
Squealing sax and yowls give way to solemn songs in this self-titled album
Unhurried tracks about filling time coast along in the indie singer-songwriter’s fifth album
Former Oasis frontman and The Stone Roses guitarist pair up for a collaborative self-titled album
The singer’s London show, her biggest headline gig to date, featured mass singalongs from her young followers
The Dublin band talk uilleann pipes, punk and politics
Bootleg recordings find the German band stretching out across mesmerising long jams
The Danish singer-songwriter’s murmurous tone in her third record demands close listening
Bringing on a new producer was a risk for the Bristol band, better known for euphoric thrashing
Despite antisemitic remarks, Kanye West has been welcomed back by the hip-hop fraternity
With hologram second acts, high-tech sound and light shows and the mushrooming of mega arenas, pop performance is entering a whole new era. But does it still count as live?
Vintage effects in the singer’s first album in eight years underline the degree to which he has been left behind
The Australian whistler’s debut record has a cinematic feel which recalls the film soundtracks of Ennio Morricone
The Californian psych-rock obsessive is back with his 15th studio album that shows considerable ingenuity
The Nashville singer delighted the Koko audience with her irresistible exuberance
Abigail Morris proves a compelling cut-glass frontwoman as the London quintet dispense gothicky orchestral rock
A charismatic performer, the Nigerian singer also introduced a series of guests
Five stars for the second album from Thom Yorke’s side-project
The collaborative project led by Belgian musician Thomas Jean Henri pairs ornate orchestrations with enigmatic singing
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