Tiny Desk Radio: boygenius, Helado Negro, Coldplay
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Tiny Desk Radio: dodie, Steve Martin, Natalia Lafourcade
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The 50 best albums of 2025: No 1 – Rosalía: Lux
On her monumental, maximalist opus, the dazzlingly audacious Spanish singer balanced pop and classical, experimentation and accessibility • The 50 best albums of 2025• More on the best culture of 2025 On paper, Lux reads more like a particularly tricky bonus round on University Challenge than the new album by a pop artist whose previous […]
Basic Folk podcast, eps. 333 – 2025 Wrap-Up Round Table with Kaïa Kater, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, and Isa Burke
To send 2025 off into the great abyss, we have a sensational year-end Basic Folk roundtable featuring Lizzie’s group chat: Kaïa Kater, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, and Isa Burke. It can feel so challenging to know which media you can trust and whose takes you can really take to the bank. There is no one we […]
Culture 2025: the best in film, TV and music
Guardian critics Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Catherine Shoard and Hannah J Davies look back at some of the best (and worst) of the year Looking for some culture to get you through the holiday season? Join our music editor, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, film editor, Catherine Shoard, and TV critic and culture writer Hannah J Davies as they take […]
Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!
Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album… The post Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes! first appeared on World Music Central. The album features a mix of quirky and danceable songs […]
Grief inspired so much of the year’s best music – and that’s something AI won’t ever feel
As AI generated ever more pop slop, reflective songwriting by artists from Clipse to CMAT drew its power from its very humanity The most acclaimed albums of 2025 make for impressively eclectic listening. Surveying them does not reveal much in the way of obvious musical trends. There’s very little similarity between Rosalía’s heady classical approach […]
Emma Tricca releases new live album ‘Prisms of Winter’
Ahead of her upcoming tours with Stereolab and Jane Weaver, Emma Tricca has released a new live album, Prisms of Winter. Recorded in Shoreditch with Simon Alpin, the collection captures the raw, fragile intimacy of her songwriting against a backdrop of East London street sounds. It’s a soulful reimagining of her catalogue, offering fans a […]
Staran Launch New Album Gold From Ruins
Scottish ensemble Staran return with Gold From Ruins, a new release built around original compositions and reimagined fragments of Gaelic song. The group focuses on… The post Staran Launch New Album Gold From Ruins first appeared on World Music Central. Source: worldmusiccentral.org
more eaze announces new album ‘sentence structure in the country’
more eaze (Mari Rubio) announces her new album, sentence structure in the country, out March 20, 2026. While her background in traditional fiddle is long-passed, she imbues these new arrangements with a deep reverence for the evolution of folk forms. Lead single “bad friend,” featuring Wendy Eisenberg, navigates social alienation through a masterful, non-traditional approach […]