Reviews
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‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ review: fresh, frightening take on a classic movie monster
A fun, dumb thrill ride with buckets of guts, gore and false gnashers

‘Beef’ season two review: this juicy second cut is slow-cooked to perfection
'Drive' stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan reunite in Netflix's acclaimed anthology series

Ella Langley – ‘Dandelion’ review: infectious, irresistible country pop for those who dare to dream bigger
The Alabama native rides the genre’s international momentum as her free-spirited sophomore album cements her status as a bankable star

Lime Garden – ‘Maybe Not Tonight’ review: a brilliantly reckless soundtrack to your twenties
A breakup album that wears its messiness on its sleeve, Lime Garden’s second is figuring life out, track by track

BTS live in Goyang: connection and identity rule in this spectacular stadium show
Goyang Stadium, April 11: The boyband’s opening residency of their first world tour in nearly seven years weaves elements of traditional Korean culture into a high-tech, modern production

My New Band Believe – ‘My New Band Believe’ review: a staggering, sprawling masterpiece from the mind of Cameron Picton
At the helm of an enormous, constantly shifting collective, the former Black Midi man swings for the fences

The Itch – ‘It’s The Hope That Kills You’ review: decadent, freewheeling party underpinned by genuine humanity
On their debut album, the Luton duo push back against everyday rage, disillusionment and frustration with party-starting electro-punk

The Strokes’ delicate, sun-kissed comeback single ‘Going Shopping’ is an item you’d try on but wouldn’t buy
The NYC rock veterans head to retail therapy by way of polarising autotune, tidy guitars and flashes of energy as they introduce their seventh album ‘Reality Awaits’

‘The Boys’ season five review: grisly superhero satire nails the endgame
No longer just a parody of Marvel and DC, the final season of this brutal comic book story picks apart real world horrors

Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE and Surf Gang – ‘Pompeii // Utility’ review: a sprawling, two-headed opus from rap’s most restless minds
Across 33 tracks, two kindred voices split destruction and reconstruction, fusing hazy soul with cold, industrial edge

Charley Crockett – ‘Age Of The Ram’ review: a bold, ambitious victory for the innovative country star
The songwriter shares the third and final instalment of his ‘Sagebrush Trilogy’, and strikes a captivating balance between tradition and experimentation

‘Crimson Desert’ review: overwhelmingly ambitious open-world fantasy
You have to admire the scope of this action role-playing game