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‘My first impression was this person’s a genius’: the life and legacy of producer pioneer Sophie
Feature
‘The whole human condition is encased in the story’: why Beatles films just keep coming
Midas Man and One Hand Clapping are just the latest in a stream of movies telling a story we seemingly can’t get enough of
Interview
‘Fame is like going through puberty’: Chappell Roan on sexuality, superstardom and the joy of drag
She’s gone from obscurity to the A-list, but not without struggle. On the road in the UK, the singer talks teenage angst, her queer inspirations ... and why she hasn’t endorsed Kamala Harris
Album review
Katy Perry: 143 – wan Europop revival falls short of total catastrophe
Demi Lovato’s starry documentary Child Star offers hard truths
Adrian Horton
Folk album of the month
The Rheingans Sisters: Start Close In – a radical leap into darkness
Album review
Kate Pierson: Radios & Rainbows – bops, balls and belles from B-52s singer
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Rock
‘I love it when things get out of hand’: the return of outrageous 90s rockers the Jesus Lizard
Pop
Hendrix, Jagger, Bowie and me: Terry Reid, the British pop outlier adored by the greats
You ask the questions
‘My whole life’s interconnected’: Neneh Cherry on the relationships that inspire her, leaving home at 15, and the joy of a trashy box set
10 Chaotic Questions
Nic Cester from Jet: ‘I wrote the majority of Get Born while sitting on the toilet’
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Jamie xx: In Waves – bright, blissful bangers for 3am on big speakers
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Tindersticks: Soft Tissue – still ruling their own twilit world after 30 years
Rock
The Jesus Lizard: Rack – Chicago punks return with pyrotechnics undimmedExperimental
Wendy Eisenberg: Viewfinder – insightful jazz voyage into life after laser eye surgeryDance
Floating Points: Cascade – an enthralling record of out-and-out bangersContemporary album of the month
Daniel Inzani: Selected Worlds – unhinged, exhilarating adventures in genre-hoppingPop
Fousheé: Pointy Heights – a Caribbean-facing new directionFolk
Astrid Williamson: Shetland Suite – a beautiful enchantment
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Electronic
Moby – full of teenage energy on first tour in over a decade
Pop
Chappell Roan – having the time of her life
Rock
Jack White – virtuoso noisemaker delivers in riotous stylePop
Azealia Banks – thundering bare bones set almost brings down the buildingPop
Jonas Brothers – epic 60-song eras set is full of cheesy joy
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Add to playlist
Honest playlist
‘I’m not a singer but I can just about do Sweet Dreams at karaoke’: Eve’s honest playlist
One to watch
Friedberg
Track review
The Weeknd: Dancing in the Flames – another apocalyptic romance, and another surefire hit
Honest playlist
‘I fancied Matt Goss. When Will I Be Famous? was an awakening’: Gok Wan’s honest playlist
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Obituaries
Obituary
British 60s R&B star Zoot Money
Obituary
Herbie Flowers
Maze’s Frankie Beverly united Black America with his everyman brilliance
Alexis Petridis
Tribute
Sérgio Mendes, the musician who left Brazil to bring the sounds of his country to the world
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Mitski, the US’s best young songwriter
I’m a black hole where people dump their feelings
With songs about heartbreak and capitalism, the cult pop singer is on the brink of the mainstream – but the intensity of her fandom has her fearing for her safety
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
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