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What We Do With What We Have: Björk’s Medúlla Turns 20

Medúlla is arguably the point at which Björk turned from creating pop to a journey into the radically obscure, but in reality it is one of the most fully realised examples of an artist pushing the boundaries of what pop music can be and do, writes Matthew Barton
Reissue of the Week

Reissue of the Week: Nico – Desertshore

The second in a loose trilogy of stark, beautiful records made with John Cale half a century ago, Desertshore is the moment Nico steps out of the shadows to write the “truly unprecedented” songs of her life, writes Matthew Barton
Anniversary

There’s A Certain Satisfaction In A Little Bit Of Pain: Thirty Years of Madonna’s Erotica

30 years on, Matthew Barton explores how Erotica changed the game for mainstream pop stars, an album that traded Madonna’s imperial pop for deep bass, vinyl crackles, chilly house and spoken word
Reviews

Perfume Genius

Ugly Season

Mike Hadreas flexes some gnarlier, knottier muscles on the soundtrack to a collaboration with choreographer Kate Wallich
Low Culture Essay

Low Culture 6: Tori Amos And The Pretty Good Career

Matthew Barton has some Really Deep Thoughts on the extravagantly talented Tori Amos… namely, why hasn't she always got the due she deserves?

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