![]() ![]() ![]() Released 22 September Judy CollinsĪ muse to Graham Nash’s bandmate Stephen Stills, Collins is another captivating and still-vital octogenarian voice from the 1960s singer-songwriter boom, whose catalogue of self-penned songs is joined by spellbinding covers: her versions of Mr Tambourine Man, Who Knows Where the Time Goes and Both Sides Now are still setlist mainstays. A collaboration with producer Oliver Heldens suggests it will be more contemporary than her recent run of nostalgic or Christmas albums – but there are plenty of credits for longtime songwriting foil Biff Stannard, who had a hand in classics such as In Your Eyes and Love at First Sight. Photograph: Erik MelvinĪnticipation is now as high as it has ever been for a Kylie album following the meme-divining Padam Padam, a sexily nonsensical tech-house prowler that gave her a first Top 10 single since 2010. Highlights including Repercussion festival with Bicep unveiling their new AV DJ setup two gigantic jungle and drum’n’bass events from promoters Worried About Henry a Boiler Room with Overmono recording live and a resurrection of the Hacienda with the era’s classic DJs plus Soul II Soul, A Certain Ratio, Inner City and tinfoil-hatted Covid anti-vaxxer Ian Brown. Released 8 September The Warehouse Projectīack at Manchester’s Mayfield Depot, here’s another season at the coalface of dance culture. Produced entirely by DJ Koze, it fairly explodes with brilliant ideas: Rhythm & Sound-type dub techno paired with soul balladry (You Knew), disco-funk inspired by JG Ballard (The House), sample-driven summery hip-hop (Fader) and so much more, all anchored by Murphy who sings like someone determined to meet your eye. Murphy’s forthcoming Hit Parade could very well be the best album of the year. The title of her new LP Guts suggests more spleen-venting and brave candour, and lead single Vampire inched up the quality bar. Once a mostly unknown Disney actor, Rodrigo stormed into pop’s big leagues with her 2021 debut single Drivers License, which reminded everyone of the brutality of teenage jilt-hood – and then followed it with a remarkable album that won her three Grammys. For That Beautiful Feeling released 8 September Paused in Cosmic Reflection published 26 October arena tour begins 26 October Olivia Rodrigo The busiest spell for a while for the enduring rave duo: there is a new album, For That Beautiful Feeling, an accompanying arena tour, and also a career-spanning coffee-table book, Paused in Cosmic Reflection, that includes chats with collaborators such as Noel Gallagher, Beth Orton and Beck. O2 Arena, London, 7 and 8 September Chemical Brothers Other Korean girl groups hitting the UK this season include (G)I-DLE (Wembley Arena, 9 Sep) and Aespa (O2 Arena, 28 Sep). K-pop tours often put western stars to shame with their high production values, audacious choreography and general stamina – and this nine-member girl group have eight years of back catalogue to draw on, culminating with this year’s brisk and buoyant Ready to Be mini-album. Released September, six-date UK tour begins 24 October Twice He’s already well suited to such mood shifts, with recent years offsetting emotionally fraught tracks such as Cemetery Walks with equally strong Top 10 pop-rap hits like So High. Seven years on from his debut EP, the Birmingham rapper is finally releasing his debut album Redemption, a “journey through grief, fatherhood, fame and much more”. ‘A journey through grief, fatherhood and fame’ … Mist.
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