Various artists: In the Echo – Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace review – a venue enlivened by song
Recording for the 150th anniversary of Dublin’s National Concert Hall, a stellar roster of Irish musicians turn out treasures old and new
November 2017
From the agencies
Belarus villagers prefer hard work to city smoke – in pictures
Just a few hours’ drive from the Belarus capital of Minsk, many villagers still live off the land, finding being close to nature can outweigh the hardships of country life
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
January 2016
Villagers: Where Have You Been All My Life? review – accomplished but unoriginal
Conor O’Brien’s fourth, a live album of sorts, mostly fails to recapture the zip of his early work
May 2015
Villagers review – sparse soul-searching and pin-sharp acoustics
Confessionals alternate with bursts of jagged boldness in Conor O’Brien’s sincere and intimate gig
April 2015
Villagers: Darling Arithmetic review – more love-gone-wrong songs
The third Villagers album finds Conor O’Brien ploughing a straighter furrow
Villagers: Darling Arithmetic review – delicate love songs that lack emotion
Conor O’Brien’s songs about love and anxiety are too flimsy to make a real impression
No battle can be fought without a map
Jonathan Watts
As environment conflicts increase, mapping tools can help to chart the global battle against land grabs, deforestation and pollution
January 2014
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs about buses - results
Traffic was heavy, horns were honked, but the wheels rolled on towards your awe-inspiring omnibus of routes and stories, says Peter Kimpton
October 2013
James Blake on winning the 2013 Mercury prize - video
James Blake wins the Mercury prize 2013 - as it happened
September 2013
Mercury Prize 2013: the odds - in pictures
Mercury Prize 2013: the odds from Ladbrokes - in pictures
April 2013
Other Voices – review
Superb sets from John Grant, Dexys and Matthew E White in beautiful Wilton's Music Hall gave Other Voices a London debut to cherish, says Kate Mossman
This week's new tracks
Phoenix; Iggy Azalea; Michael Bublé: this week's new tracks
