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Neil McCormick

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Music Critic at The Telegraph

Daily Telegraph music critic. Author of Killing Bono, #Zero. Ghostwriter of U2 by U2. Know all.

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  • the British indie rock band return with swagger

    1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Neil McCormick

    Wet Leg are back for the second leg of their thrillingly explosive career, no longer quite so wet about the ears and yet still conveying a sense of gleeful delight, as if they can't believe what they're getting away with.

  • 'Politicians are all the same. Starmer is the most beautiful traitor of all'

    2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Neil McCormick

    The former Sex Pistol speaks his mind about the PM and Donald Trump, the death of his wife - and his disgust at his erstwhile bandmatesJohn Lydon has opinions and is not afraid to share them. The former Sex Pistols frontman recently appeared on ITV's This Morning show joining in condemnation of Irish punk rap trio, Kneecap, declaring them his "enemies".

  • I didn’t hear a single song at Eurovision that was genuinely special

    2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Neil McCormick

    Austria won the Eurovision, with 24-year-old JJ delivering his cinematically epic ditty Wasted Love. It is a peculiar kind of song, of a type that really only exists in the context of this ridiculous contest: a pop-operatic techno-electro ballad. It offers a technically impressive, histrionically emotional style of performance that suits the over emphatic, super colourful, gaudily camp nature of the Eurovision’s televisual musical competition.

  • I didn't hear a single song at Eurovision that was genuinely special

    2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Neil McCormick

  • The Boss pulls no punches in the most political show of his career

    3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Neil McCormick

    There were three burning rockers from 1978's Darkness at the Edge of Town and a sense of darkness ran right through the centre of this carefully constructed three hour show. It all built to a joyously explosive finale when Springsteen went walkabout in the crowd, delivering a celebratory Fifth Avenue Freeze Out whilst swigging from a pint offered to him by a fan.

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Neil McCormick
Neil McCormick @neil_mccormick
9 May 25

Went to see @tomhickox. He's such an idiosyncratic talent, following his own curious path, beyond trends. He's a throwback to a classic singer songwriter era of the 70s, when artists like Randy Newman and Tom Waits shaped songs as reflections of their unique personalities. https://t.co/9JjavlXu39

Neil McCormick
Neil McCormick @neil_mccormick
9 May 25

Massively enjoyed speaking to Skin from @SkunkAnansie. So refreshing to interview a pop star unafraid to speak her mind. I also uncovered her strange connection to Elon Musk. https://t.co/wmVHOWvMXq

Neil McCormick
Neil McCormick @neil_mccormick
7 May 25

Worth a listen just to hear Geldof eviscerate Trump and Musk https://t.co/IzWVrJeVl3 https://t.co/XETn8dj5VH