Pop and rock
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Brief letters: Dental decay | Wedding dresses | Cleaning the Garrick Club | Duane Eddy | Blocked loo logbooks
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4 out of 5 stars.TikTok phenomenon Somewhere Only We Know inspires much hugging and joy, but the band led by a revived Tom Chaplin are more than just a one-hit wonder
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The novelist on a comedic TikTok sensation, the importance of a good suit and his favourite educational app
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4 out of 5 stars.Kitty Empire's artist of the weekDua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – a banger-filled missive from dating landTalk of a new musical direction proves unfounded as the Grammy-winning singer’s third album shares more retro-inspired dance pop and lessons from her love life
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Daniel Rooney stood in at 30 minutes’ notice on Friday night when Murs’ flight from London was cancelled
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She’s set to depose Taylor Swift from No 1 and has the most-streamed song in the world this week – the culmination of a decade of slow-burn success
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Other lives: Talented drummer who played in different bands and genres all over the world including the US, Australia and Cambodia
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Guitarist whose string of hit records in the late 1950s and early 60s were noted for their twangy sound
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The end of a marriage, the chaos of Covid and the death of her father hit the R&B auteur hard. But she says that she has found beauty in sadness
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4 out of 5 stars.
Rachel Chinouriri: What a Devastating Turn of Events review – a debut that’s better than it thinks
4 out of 5 stars.The new wave Britpop singer-songwriter includes a couple of old hits on an album that is in fact brimming with fresh ideas
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3 out of 5 stars.Alexis Petridis's album of the weekDua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – ‘psychedelic pop-infused’? Pull the other one!The British superstar has said her new album is influenced by Britpop, rave culture and Primal Scream, but you could go mad trying to find the evidence