‘She trembled with the truths she had to tell’: Sinéad O’Connor by friends, fans and collaborators
Neil Jordan, Róisín Murphy, MC Lyte, Anne Enright and more share their memories of a uniquely talented, uncompromising artist, mother and ‘Celtic warrior’
December 2022
Best music 2022
The 50 best albums of 2022
In an unprecedented year of change in music, albums of all genres confounded expectations – from vulnerable rap to pop with gravitas. Listen your way to our No 1 album of the year
July 2022
‘An old strain of English magic had returned’: stars on why they fell in love with Kate Bush
As a new generation continues to discover her via Running Up That Hill, musicians including Sharon Van Etten and Brian Molko reveal how the singer changed their lives
May 2022
The reader interview
Sharon Van Etten: ‘I don’t share 99% of my music: sometimes it’s too dark’
Sharon Van Etten: We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong review – mid-paced candour
April 2022
The reader interview
Post your questions for Sharon Van Etten
As she prepares to release her sixth studio album, what would you ask one of the boldest voices in contemporary songwriting?
February 2022
Various artists: Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono review – tribute to brilliance of rock icon’s music
Death Cab for Cutie, David Byrne and the Flaming Lips are among artists reworking Ono’s strange sound and outsider songs into something more palatable
November 2021
Best music of 2021
The 20 best songs of 2021
Folk album of the month
Devin Hoff: Voices from the Empty Moor review – stellar lineup for the twists of Anne Briggs
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
February 2021
'It shook me to my core': 50 years of Carole King's Tapestry
James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Rufus Wainwright and more on the 70s masterpiece
December 2019
On my radar
On my radar: James Norton’s cultural highlights
Best music of 2019
The 50 best albums of 2019: the full list
Best music of 2019
The 50 best albums of 2019, No 4: Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
Best music of 2019
The 20 best songs of 2019
July 2019
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Sharon Van Etten review – from heartbreak to heroine
The American indie star’s synth-rock transformation is thrilling
