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Purists may whine, but this latest Kylie Minogue best of compilation ticks most of the right boxes. Which definitive is that, exactly? Ms Minogue has never been short of greatest…
Review: Lloyd Cole – Guesswork
“No need to scream and shout…” Serene and sincere, Guesswork seeks inspiration in contrasting legends, and the results will make them proud. There appear to have been two vital musical…
Review: Madonna – Madame X
Defiantly eccentric in places, Madonna’s latest album Madame X – partially inspired by her move to Lisbon – offers enough rays of light to shine. The first signs weren’t entirely…
Reissue Review: Stevie Nicks – Stand Back 1981-2017
Think that Stevie Nicks is all about flowing skirts and ethereal vocals? Think again… She was the all-American middle-class girl who became a watchword for narcotic hedonism and rock’n’roll excess;…
Review: Bryan Ferry And His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet
“We just make music for ourselves, and if anyone else likes it, it’s a bonus.” This sentiment was once the self-righteous domain of indie purists everywhere, but it appears it’s…
Review: Artmagic – The Songs Of Other England
Wyndham Wallace takes a look at the new album from Suede’s Richard Oakes and Alison Moyet’s Sean McGhee as they collaborate to create Artmagic… A lot’s happened since Artmagic released…
Revolutionary Spirit – The Sound of Liverpool 1976-1988 review
Revolutionary Spirit is a companion piece to 2017’s Manchester: North Of England 7CD compilation. This 5CD bookset covers a period during which Liverpool demonstrated it had a lot more to…
Altered Images – The Epic Years review
They’re oft-overlooked, but what a brilliant band Altered Images were. And now you can appreciate them in their entirety, because this box features all three of their studio albums –…
Propaganda – A Secret Wish review
We’ve already had the 20th (CD, DVD plus SACD) and 25th (Element Series Edition) anniversary reissues of Propaganda’s A Secret Wish, now here’s a brand new version, just in time…
Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds review
That Simple Minds trade in instantly familiar methodology has, at times, left them sounding predictable. Though 2014’s Big Music – with its great, big, you-can’t- miss-it signpost of a title…