Cordelia Lam
Kacey Musgraves – ‘Middle Of Nowhere’ review: a country heroine’s journey back to her roots
Stepping away from the stargazing and glitz of her last few records, Musgraves makes a gritty, grounded return to cowboy country
Waterbaby – ‘Memory Be A Blade’ review: a collection of soft sounds and hard truths
Growing from her bedroom pop beginnings, the Swedish artist’s debut album is a quiet revelation
Waterbaby pours herself into intimate songs about memory and moving on
A recovering people-pleaser rejecting the easy comforts of nostalgia, the Swedish alt-R&B artist is committing to honesty in life and art
The Last Dinner Party’s lessons from the inferno: “We know our limits better now”
After their stratospheric rise to stardom last year, the renaissance band returns with a new album and a storybook full of knowledge gained about fame, touring and speaking out
Nabeel’s dreamy alt-rock is finding a way back home
Yasir Razak is pioneering Arabic shoegaze for a generation of diasporic Iraqis, forging new meanings for heritage, home and family
Japanese Breakfast – ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’ review: a work of art
Michelle Zauner’s deliciously nuanced songwriting shines on the indie rockers’ bold, beautifully realised fourth album
Mereba is making music to heal us all: “There’s a natural tenderness in me”
After years of hustling in Atlanta hip-hop collective Spillage Village, the singer-songwriter and guitarist goes back to her roots on her second album, ‘The Breeze Grew A Fire’
Beckah Amani – ‘This Is How I Remember It.’ review: a bold, expressive debut
The Burundian-Australian star chronicles life, love and the anxieties of modern existence with confessional candour on her beautiful first album
The world, according to Mustafa
The Sudanese-Canadian artist shares his experiences of faith, loss and community on his debut album ‘Dunya’. Each song, approached with grace and striking vulnerability, is part of his process of figuring out the world around him, and his place in it
Mustafa praises Dua Lipa’s activism at ‘Dunya’ listening event: “It’s our responsibility as artists to hold up a mirror to our world”
The singer-songwriter and poet also spoke to Lipa about the "seamless" process of working with Rosalía on his new album – which contains additional contributions from Aaron Dessner of The National, Clairo and more
Sarah Kinsley is letting the light in
After a difficult year, the symphonic pop musician charts her way through grief and loss on her long-awaited debut album ‘Escaper’
Karin Ann – ‘Through The Telescope’ review: intricate, emotional folk-pop with a dark edge
After a tough few years fighting illness and cutting her teeth in music, the Slovakian artist delivers a confident and unflinching debut