And finally – a deserving winner, whose second solo album is a truly relatable, pin-sharp pop classic. We reveal our No 1 album of 2021
October 2021
Ranked
The greatest songs about the climate crisis – ranked!
As Cop26 opens in Glasgow, we provide the soundtrack, ranging from Gojira’s metal fury to gorgeous environmental paeans by Childish Gambino, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell
April 2021
‘Nature is hurting’: Gojira, the metal band confronting the climate crisis
With stirring songwriting that considers grief, philosophy and ecological collapse, the French quartet have become one of the world’s greatest heavy bands. They discuss their journey so far
June 2019
Hidden gems on the 2019 Glastonbury lineup
Bewildered by the hundreds of acts at Glastonbury? The Guardian’s music editors pick the best names from lower down the bill
December 2017
Underground music in 2017
From bush doof to clowncore: your favourite underground music scenes
In the final instalment of our underground music series, readers share the scenes that inspire them – whether it’s radical brass bands, queer punk or doom-metal Mormons in Salt Lake City
December 2016
Grammy awards 2017: Beyoncé leads nominations with Lemonade
Concept album scored the singer nine nods, followed closely by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West who all have eight nominations each and Adele with five
June 2016
Gojira: Magma review – hulking grandeur from modern metal greats
April 2016
Music you missed
Music You Missed: 10 essential releases from the Australian underground
Our first of a quarterly music column looks at No Zu’s disco jams, Gentleforce’s meditation on depression and other Australian albums that deserved more love
November 2015
Listen up
The playlist: metal – Megadeth, Vector, Heck and more
Veteran thrash titans unleash fiery new material, noisecore legends set the airwaves rampaging and anthemic Norwegians bring the big choruses
June 2012
Gojira: L'Enfant Sauvage – review
French metallers Gojira take the genre to a higher plane of brilliance on their new album, writes Dom Lawson
