To buy or not to buy: Record Store Day 2026
From prog to pastiche
Feature
Millie Wooler on the record collector’s Christmas
Guide
Jemima Peterson takes you through five concept albums you’ll likely not have heard and of and likely never forget
Interview
Efe Imoyin-Omene talks music, independence and 2026 with the R&B wunderkind
Interview
Francis McCabe sits down with British soul star Omar Lye-Fook to discuss the importance of feelgood music post-pandemic and pre-AI
Opinion
Millie Wooler questions whether it’s time to leave our phones at home before going to a gig
Review
Francis McCabe reviews the electronic and analogue interplay of The Orielles at Cambridge’s Portland Arms
Review
Mac DeMarco’s lesson in irreverance at the Corn Exchange, as reviewed by Ruby Wooller
Live Review
Bricknasty ignite the atmosphere at The Village Underground, as reviewed by Francis McCabe
Guide
Isobel Heal examines the defiant power of a CD collection to discover music, connect people and counteract algorithm-controlled listening
Playlist
Lucy Jude Grantham urges you to choose your fighter and lock into listening with these tunes
Live Review
Daisy Cooper reviews the glam grunge icon Du Blonde
Playlist
It’s spooky season! The Music Team bring you the soundtrack for this Halloween
Jasmine Heddle-Bacon chats with frontman Ryan Potter ahead of their upcoming EP, Blue Transitions
Review
Seun Ige reflects on one of the brightest days of her summer
Opinion
Harmony Mitchell reflects upon the controversies of Sabrina Carpenter
Interview
Millie Wooler sits down with legendary bassist Peter Hook
Festival Review
Once upon an (abnormally) sunny weekend, Daisy Cooper works at Green Man
Album Review
Seun Ige on the ‘sonic boldness’ of Jim Legxacy’s Black British Music
Review
Francis McCabe takes a look back at the BBC’s livestream of Glastonbury 2025
Playlist
Feeling musical FOMO? Seun Ige is here to help with a breakdown of the year’s best releases so far
Live Review
Mary Anna Im experiences the calm cadances of Loyle Carner live at Hackney Church
Live Review
Daisy Cooper reviews Prima Queen touring their new album The Prize at The Portland Arms, and finds a new favourite with support act Slag.
Feature
Freya Compton on the soothing power of music to send us to sleep
