Womadelaide 2023: blockbuster headliners and record crowds drive a euphoric long weekend
Florence and the Machine, Bon Iver, Sampa the Great and a blizzard of feathers headline a festival striving to recapture its pre-pandemic glory
November 2022
‘She was so casual about her genius’: musicians on Low’s Mimi Parker
Steve Albini, Robert Plant, Geoff Barrow and more pay tribute to the vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55
October 2022
Bon Iver review – a thrilling, magical communal experience
Justin Vernon’s sublime falsetto and robust versions of songs from i,i are met with shrieks of delight in an unusually intimate arena gig
September 2022
The music essay
All back to mine: Harry’s House sets domestic tone for 2022 Mercury prize
Harry Styles’s high-end lockdown album is surprisingly of a piece with other longlisted albums by artists as distinct as Joy Crookes and Gwenno
January 2022
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Anaïs Mitchell: Anaïs Mitchell review – walking out of Hades
Anaïs Mitchell: ‘I want my songs to walk on their own legs’
August 2021
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? review – slightly self-indulgent supergroup
Aaron Dessner and Justin ‘Bon Iver’ Vernon recruit Taylor Swift, Fleet Foxes and more for this album full of misty autumnal beauty – and a quiet punch
April 2021
Flock of Dimes' Jenn Wasner: 'I became incredibly adept at outrunning myself'
The US indie star who has played with Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten and more is confronting emotional blindspots on her stirringly brilliant new album
December 2020
Taylor Swift: Evermore – rich alt-rock and richer character studies
Not content with releasing one of 2020’s most acclaimed albums, Swift returns for round two
November 2020
Cottage industry: the enduring power of the ‘cabin in the woods’ album
From Bon Iver to Taylor Swift, artists and audiences continue to be drawn to the homespun allure of the isolation album
July 2020
Taylor Swift announces surprise album, Folklore, with the National and Bon Iver
The singer’s eighth studio album will be released at midnight and also features production from the National’s Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff
January 2020
Grammys 2020: who will win the big categories – and who should
Billie Eilish and Lizzo are competing for a string of the top prizes, but could the likes of Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey and Rosalía cause upsets?
November 2019
Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X top 2020 Grammy nominations
Lizzo scores eight nominations with Eilish and Lil Nas X on six, but British artists largely snubbed in major categories
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best albums of the 21st century
We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree
August 2019
Bon Iver: i,i review – complex and majestic
Bon Iver: i,i review – his first ever misfire
April 2019
Bruce Hornsby: 'I'm in search of the chills'
He wrote one of the great 80s MOR hits with The Way It Is. But now Bruce Hornsby specialises in the sweet spot where experimental meets accessible
June 2018
People: how the National and Bon Iver's streaming service frees musicians
Can the new, open-access audio ‘publishing platform’ attract more than just superfans of its indie-rock creators?
May 2018
The best US summer festival lineups: from Janelle Monáe to James Taylor
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
DJ Koze: Knock Knock review – stunning songs from pop's parallel universe
