PAUL WELLER: Fat Pop (Volume 1) (Polydor) Rating: Verdict: Effortless excellence ST. VINCENT: Daddy’s Home (Loma Vista) Rating: Verdict: Woozy 1970s homage THE BLACK KEYS: Delta Kream (Nonesuch) Rating: Verdict: Hypnotic blues One of the few positives of a lockdown now happily coming to an end has been its impact on pop’s most restless souls. With … Read more
Rag’n’Bone Man: Life by Misadventure (Columbia) Rating: Verdict: Second album growing pains Weezer: Van Weezer (Atlantic) Rating: Verdict: Full metal racket Van Morrison: Latest Record Project: Volume 1 (Exile) Rating: Verdict: Needs an edit Keen to avoid the sophomore slump that afflicts so many artists on that tricky second album, Rag’n’Bone Man flew to Nashville … Read more
Partying with the locals! Natalie Portman thrills fans as she enjoys a night out at a Drag show at a popular Sydney pub By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:40 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 04:40 BST, 24 April 2021 She’s been living in Australia in recent months with her husband and … Read more
TAYLOR SWIFT: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (Universal) Verdict: Polished revamp Rating: When Taylor Swift released her second album, Fearless, in 2008, she used it to articulate the hopes and fears of her female fans with songs about teenage crushes, cheerleaders and the mean girls in school. She also turned herself, at 18, into a superstar: Fearless … Read more
TAYLOR SWIFT: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (Universal) Verdict: Polished revamp Rating: When Taylor Swift released her second album, Fearless, in 2008, she used it to articulate the hopes and fears of her female fans with songs about teenage crushes, cheerleaders and the mean girls in school. She also turned herself, at 18, into a superstar: Fearless … Read more
Justin Bieber: Justice (EMI) Rating: Verdict: Ballads and bangers First Aid Kit: Who By Fire (Columbia) Rating: Verdict: Heartfelt Leonard Cohen tribute Ben Howard: Collections From The Whiteout (Island) Rating: Verdict: Enigmatic story-songs His sixth album, Justice, is prefaced with a statement about how the former teen idol wants to make music that will bring comfort … Read more
LANA DEL REY: Chemtrails Over The Country Club (Polydor) Rating: Verdict: Soaring skywards HAYLEY WILLIAMS: Flowers For Vases / Descansos (Atlantic) Rating: Verdict: Solo splendour NICK JONAS: Spaceman (Island) Rating: Verdict: Fails to lift off Lana Del Rey is often accused of sticking to a tried and trusted formula. There’s undoubtedly something compelling about her … Read more
LANA DEL REY: Chemtrails Over The Country Club (Polydor) Rating: Verdict: Soaring skywards HAYLEY WILLIAMS: Flowers For Vases / Descansos (Atlantic) Rating: Verdict: Solo splendour NICK JONAS: Spaceman (Island) Rating: Verdict: Fails to lift off Lana Del Rey is often accused of sticking to a tried and trusted formula. There’s undoubtedly something compelling about her … Read more
‘Just trying to fit in’: Celeste Barber skewers the underboob swimsuit trend – after revealing desperate celebrities contact her begging to be parodied By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:40 GMT, 16 March 2021 | Updated: 21:46 GMT, 16 March 2021 Australian Instagram sensation Celeste Barber has built up a cult following thanks … Read more
TOM GRENNAN: Evering Road (Insanity) Verdict: On the right track Rating: LAKE STREET DIVE: Obviously (Nonesuch) Verdict: America’s best kept secret Rating: GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS: All The Good Times (Acony) Verdict: Grammy-worthy lockdown tunes Rating: There’s no better vehicle for a budding blue-eyed soul singer than a break-up record, and Tom Grennan ticks … Read more