Adrian Thrills

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MILEY CYRYUS: Something Beautiful (Columbia)Verdict: There's nothing memorable  Rating:[THREE STARS] The new Miley Cyrus album comes with a lofty billing. The former Disney child star says that Something Beautiful – accompanied by a promotional feature film due on June 6 – is a concept release exploring themes of healing, transformation and finding beauty in darkness. It’s ‘an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music,’ she tells us.

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ADRIAN THRILLS reviews Pulp: More (Rough Trade): Britpop for grown-ups...it's a perfect Pulp album for 2025By ADRIAN THRILLS Published: 19:01 EDT, 29 May 2025 | Updated: 19:01 EDT, 29 May 2025 Breaking into a music scene then dominated by glum American grunge bands, Pulp were the Britpop outsiders who became massive.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Adrian Thrills

Counting Crows: Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! (BMG) Verdict: Heartfelt storytelling Rating:The overwhelming success of their debut album, August And Everything After, proved to be a mixed blessing for Counting Crows. That richly textured 1993 release, produced by T-Bone Burnett, sold well over seven million and propelled the hard-working band from the San Francisco Bay Area to rock superstardom in the blink of an eye.

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BON IVER: Sable, Fable (Jagjaguwar)Verdict: Lavish Rating:Justin Vernon has spent the past 18 years balancing cult success with spectacular forays into the pop mainstream. Fronting indie-folk band Bon Iver, he made his 2007 debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, in a remote log cabin in the snowy Wisconsin woods. His last two LPs – 22, A Million (2016) and i,i (2019) – were characterised by complex musical arrangements and quirky grammatical ticks.

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Adrian Thrills

LIVE: Elton John & Brandi Carlile (London Palladium)Rating:A true showman finds it hard to leave the stage — and that’s certainly the case with Elton John. When he brought Glastonbury Festival to a close in 2023, he was also bringing the curtain down on the touring phase of his career. His Farewell Yellow Brick Road global spectacular trickled on for another two weeks before closing in Stockholm and that, promised Elton, would be that in terms of going out on the road.