Catch up on our latest writing.
At first blush the floor-friendly latest album from the Canadian purveyors of ‘gay church folk’ sounds a far cry from their early records, but for Claire Sawers there’s a clear throughline in the bittersweet sentiment, the soaring melodies and the sheer euphoria of the record’s yearning for transcendence
Ahead of an AV performance at Lunchmeat Festival this month, Prague’s Ursula Sereghy tells Daryl Worthington about how post-humanism rewired her brain, the themes of safety (and lack of it) explored on her new album Cordial, and why playful music can still be deadly serious
After 35 years of reinventing British pop, Saint Etienne’s Bob, Pete and Sarah are hanging up their samples, synthesisers, feather boas and football strips for good. Jude Rogers offers 10 ways into their always surprising, genre-splicing back catalogue, from their early days with C86 bands and Andrew Weatherall to their final, star-filled album