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The British soul singer’s beautiful and affecting new album is stripped-down, analogue, wistful – and something to be treasured while he recovers from ill health, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
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The outspoken Irish rockers’ new album is a gothic and muscular reckoning with our looming digital apocalypse, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
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The actor known for The History Boys, Dirk Gently and the current hit stage musical of Pride shares his cultural highlights
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The neo-soul queen is back with her first full-length release in over a decade: a hazy, epic collaboration with the Alchemist that transports you with every listen, writes Kate Hutchinson
The multitalented musician, poet, film-maker and Sinners actor talks to Kate Hutchinson about finding energy, his friendship with Robert Del Naja, and making music in troubled times
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The follow-up album to 2024’s zeitgeist-defining Brat is short, sharp and rocky – but also feels like it’s grasping for something that stays out of reach, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
Over a foreboding rock soundtrack, the California rapper delivers hard-edged, compelling social commentary on Trump, violence, Black stereotypes and more, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
The Spanish star’s multifaith, multilingual live spectacular – featuring saints, sinners, an orchestra, and an incense-burner overhead – would make anyone a believer, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
Babies, boobs and pop bangers! The Swedish star is back with a euphoric new album embracing the joy of motherhood and messy, middle-aged desire, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
As her new memoir is published, the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist answers the Nerve Q&A on love, sex, the corrupting effect of money and patriarchy – and tells Kate Hutchinson how everything changed in the 90s, the ‘last analogue decade’
The kitsch live version of the singer’s gut-punch breakup album West End Girl feels, appropriately, like theatre, but somehow lacks a joyful climax, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
As Brazilian music enjoys a resurgence in Britain, São Paulo’s rising star troubadour visits a rainy London and lifts the crowd to a higher, happier plane, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
The high priestess of Americana is getting more and more politically charged as she enters her 70s – with guest collaborators including Big Thief helping her address the moral collapse of the US on her new album, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson
This year’s breakout star writes folk songs of breathtaking intimacy – but even in a venue as big as Koko, they have the power to make time stand still, writes Kate Hutchinson
The film and classical composer talks to Kate Hutchinson about avant-garde music, ASMR and the whirlwind experience of working on Fleabag
They may have started off as self-deprecating jokers, but this pulsating live show is final proof that the Isle of Wight rockers are now something much bigger, writes Kate Hutchinson
Kate Hutchinson sees the UK rapper - and national treasure - triumph in Manchester
