Jenny Hval: Iris Silver Mist review – intoxicating tribute to the emotive pull of memory
The Norwegian experimentalist’s ninth album is a personal journey through the past and self, focused on the power of scent in evoking forgotten moments
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Model/Actriz: Pirouette review – sweat-spattered New Yorkers are the stuff of adoring cult fandom
Inspired by Mariah and Kylie but full of jackhammer rhythms and noise, the quartet’s second album could attract a big following
‘Jazz isn’t about perfection’: drummer Billy Cobham on Miles Davis, Massive Attack and still learning at 80
After a grounding with genre greats, he fused jazz with rock to outrageously funky effect. Ahead of UK dates, he explains why two prosthetic hips aren’t slowing him down
April 2025
‘I felt caught between cultures’: Mongolian musician Enji on her beguiling, border-crossing music
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Add to playlist: Kashus Culpepper’s ‘southern sounds’ and the week’s best new tracks
Maria Somerville: Luster review – a vivid and vital entry in the shoegaze revival
Harnessing chaos and charm, Pere Ubu’s David Thomas rewrote rock’n’roll
Dave Simpson
David Thomas, anarchic Pere Ubu bandleader, dies aged 71
Experimental album of the month
Various artists: Disk Musik – A DD Records Compilation review – electric Japanese curios
Quade: The Foel Tower review – twisted Bristol band tap into the tensions between industry and nature
‘It is about all of humankind’: Ukrainian violinist Valentina Goncharova on her cosmic call to compose
The composer still making music four years after his death – thanks to an artificial brain
March 2025
‘Chasing a high through rave music got dark’: Aya on hexes, Huddersfield and her hardcore horror electronics
John Cale review – 83 years old and still forging deeper underground
Experimental album of the month
Raisa K: Affectionately review – Mica Levi bandmate’s parallel-universe pop
The reader interview
Steve Reich: ‘We all wish art could counter the direction of US politics. But it can’t’
FKA twigs review – a stunning surprise-filled spectacle
‘We put all of life into the mincer’: These New Puritans on their kaleidoscopic new album
Daveed Diggs’ sci-fi rap trio Clipping: ‘We are at war all the time. It’s one of the great tricks of capitalism’
Oscar winner’s shoutout for London music venue Cafe Oto stuns owner
