Music
Review of the Week: Lily Allen on tour
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
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The Recommender: Shabaka
The jazz star and genre-defying saxophonist who made his name with groups including Sons of Kemet shares his current cultural favourites
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Review of the Week: Sessa live at Rich Mix
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
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Review: World’s Gone Wrong by Lucinda Williams
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
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The Recommender: Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods
The Nottingham duo's frontman picks his current cultural favourites
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Brian Eno: Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1
The artists behind this autumn's sold-out Palestine solidarity concert have just released a charity record, Lullaby. Here the musician and activist explains why it matters
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Review of the Week: Jacob Alon at Koko
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
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‘I’m interested in humour!’: How Isobel Waller-Bridge made her new album with Hoovers, shoes and balls
The film and classical composer talks to Kate Hutchinson about avant-garde music, ASMR and the whirlwind experience of working on Fleabag
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Musician Richard Hawley: ‘I'd abolish the role of prime minister. I'm half serious!'
The Sheffield rocker, in rehearsal for his homecoming tour, answers the Nerve Q&A - on songs, socialism, swearing ... and the joy of dogs
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