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October 2023

The Confessions review – dazzling drama drawn from a mother’s memories

Alexander Zeldin’s profoundly moving play grew from his parent’s reflections, which he uses to conjure an epic struggle for love and freedom

August 2023

Reading and Leeds festival review – Billie Eilish and the Killers thrill at bucket-hatted blowout

The post-GCSE audience is suitably boisterous at a festival that is keeping its remit admirably broad, from Foals’ intense rock to Bicep’s beautiful techno

June 2022

Foals: Life Is Yours review – smart disco album runs out of steam

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Bass and keyboards rule on a bold set that rather outstays its welcome

April 2022

‘We were gagging to experience life’: Foals on booze, becoming a trio and their love for Kyiv

Now one of the UK’s biggest bands, the trio talk about the impact of losing two founder members, fighting pandemic gloom with a euphoric seventh album, and why the climate crisis won’t stop them touring

March 2022

Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline Glastonbury 2022

As the festival returns from Covid-enforced hiatus, over half of the acts announced so far feature women

June 2020

Cancelled! Cancelled! Cancelled! Stars on the shows that couldn't go on

How does it feel to see a show you’ve spent years working on being pulled? From Love Islanders to Foals, Laura Wade and Wayne McGregor, artists reveal their darkest days – and deepest worries

Brits 2020: all the performances reviewed

From Dave’s urgent freestyle to Lizzo’s effervescent party medley, Billie Eilish’s Bond high-note to Stormzy’s rain-drenched celebration, here are all the Brit award 2020 live acts

Brit awards 2020: Lewis Capaldi tops winners alongside rap triumphs

Dave wins album of the year and fellow rappers Stormzy and Tyler, the Creator win best male categories as Capaldi crowns breakthrough year

Brit awards 2020: who will win every award … and who should

Lewis Capaldi could sweep the board in his breakthrough year, but he faces strong competition from Stormzy, Dave and Michael Kiwanuka

January 2020

The music essay
Leave Rihanna alone! A manifesto for healthier pop fandom in the 2020s

Brit award nominations 2020: Dave and Lewis Capaldi top pile, with women shut out

October 2019

Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part 2 review – triumph out of a crisis

Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2 review – grandiose designs

Mercury prize 2019: Dave wins for Psychodrama, plus all the action as it happened

Streatham MC beats Idles and Slowthai for the most prestigious award in British music – follow our coverage here

Mercury prize 2019: rapper Dave wins for 'exceptional' Psychodrama

The south London artist wins the £25,000 prize for an album the Guardian hailed as ‘fearless and incisive’

Pop's need for speed: 'You have to drop new stuff constantly'

Pop stars are under pressure to produce a continuous stream of new music, with many releasing two albums a year. What’s behind the explosive pace?

July 2019

Mercury prize 2019: The 1975, Dave, Cate Le Bon and Idles shortlisted

This years often politically inclined nominees also include Black Midi, Foals, Slowthai and jazz collective SEED Ensemble

March 2019

Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 review – epic songs for a world in a spin

Foals review – funky shamen bring hard rock future shock

February 2019

This week's new tracks
The tracks of the week reviewed: Foals, Cardi B, Honeyblood
A math-pop whopper, a carnal trap ditty, and groin-kicking indie par excellence

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