4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (399+ words) Reissues Roundup: Kraftwerk, DJ Shadow, The Rapture music OMH What happens once you've accidentally embarked on inventing the future? Or are you even aware that's what you're doing. Did Kraftwerk have a grand scheme in plan when they issued Radio…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (275+ words) There's a case to be made for the notion that Rostam Batmanglij is one of the most influential figures in music right now. Since he left Vampire Weekend a decade ago, it's his name you'll find on a surprising number…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (792+ words) Sam has been writing about music for years now, which is considerably longer than he bothered to dance about architecture. He's also done his fair share of photographing gigs and festivals. Oh and he has an MA in Music, History…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1072+ words) Barry Creasy has been a lover of music of all kinds since his very early years, but choral music is a particular passion; he has been singing with choirs of all varieties " from vocal quartets to 200-strong choruses " since the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (270+ words) Understandable because, for all its musical riches and flashes of comic brilliance, Die schweigsame Frau simply struggles to sustain itself over three sprawling acts. Frustrating because when performed at this level, it becomes impossible not to admire. Vocally, the performance…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (908+ words) The first night of Glyndebourne's 2026 Festival will be a special occasion " first nights there always are, but this year's is particularly noteworthy given that the opera is Puccini's Tosca which the house has never previously performed. Caitlin Gotimer makes her…...

1+ week, 58+ min ago  (756+ words) Sam has been writing about music for years now, which is considerably longer than he bothered to dance about architecture. He's also done his fair share of photographing gigs and festivals. Oh and he has an MA in Music, History…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (18+ words) A performance to make the case for the Buckinghamshire based festival visiting the Royal Albert Hall every year...

1+ week, 42+ min ago  (349+ words) Poet laureate Simon Armitage and musicians Richard Walters and Patrick J Pearson bring ambience and poetry to bear in a showcase of third album Dark Sky Reservation L. Y. R. @ ICA, London review " "an affecting performance, equal parts gig and poetry recital, that…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (255+ words) Stasevska found exactly the right tension between precision and enchantment, drawing magical playing from the orchestra throughout" The opening of Act II in particular had an almost hypnotic quality, the orchestral sound seeming to shimmer and hover weightlessly, while elsewhere…...