The Cure: Songs of a Lost World review – dark, personal and their best since Disintegration
The latter-day history of the Cure is a peculiar thing. They ended the 90s in apparent disarray – the disappointing Wild Mood Swings drew their
American Danielle Collins says she’s changed her mind about quitting tennis
Danielle Collins says she’s changed her mind about retiring from the WTA Tour at the end of this year and will be back in 2025.
Blossoms review – funky indie-pop singalongs (and a 6ft gorilla) send the crowd wild
In the 11 years since they began rehearsing in the bass player’s grandfather’s scaffold yard, Blossoms have completed a metamorphosis from bowl-cutted indie psychedelic types
‘Really speaks to sex workers’: can Anora help humanise a degraded profession?
In Anora, a wilful young woman engaged in sex work is swept up in a Cinderella story. Anora, or Ani as everyone calls the titular
Róis: Mo Léan review | Jude Rogers’ folk album of the month
Rose Connolly is Róis, a startling singer from County Fermanagh, whose first release explores the pre-Christian Irish tradition of caoineadh (keening). Here, a woman would
Liam Payne seemed unsure of who he was – but the brutality of fame denied him the chance to find out
When I met Liam Payne five years ago, he was 26 years old and riding high. He was about to release his debut solo album
Japandroids: Fate & Alcohol review – Canadian duo’s bittersweet breakup record
Fate & Alcohol is the reunion that Japandroids fans have been hoping for – and the farewell they’ve long feared. The Canadian duo’s fourth and
Body of ‘hero’ Australian found two days after saving German tourist from drowning in Bali
Friends and family of Australian man Craig Laidley have paid tribute to a “hero” who drowned saving someone he didn’t know. Laidley’s body was found
‘Just devastating’: Wolverhampton mourns its local hero Liam Payne
He became one of the biggest faces of pop music, but for the people of his home town Liam Payne will always be the boy