Laura Mvula, Martha Argerich and more: July’s best album reviews
Discover all our four- and five-star album reviews from the last month, from pop to folk, classical and beyond
June 2021
Kings of Convenience: Peace or Love review – a beautifully simple return
For their first album since 2009, the Norwegian duo keep things pared back to explore the complexity of love and desire
February 2016
Bookish blasts
The best books-and-music pairings
Listening to music and reading not only can go together, but can make fantastic partners and intensify both experiences. Here are your favourite pairings – with couples like Stephen King and Petshop Boys, sci-fi and Aphex Twin or Atwood and Beach House
October 2009
Kings of Convenience
De la Warr Pavilion, BexhillTheir winsome acoustic balladry may seem too slight to transfix an audience for hours on end, but the Norwegian duo certainly know how to put on a show, writes Alexis Petrdis
