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3 days ago | musicomh.com | Ross Horton

The TV On The Radio frontman’s highly accomplished, elegantly performed, wonderfully sung debut solo album is the work of a master craftsmanThere was always something that stood out about TV On The Radio, especially compared to their more raucous peers – Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, The Strokes et al. They seemed more composed, more mature, more ‘put together’… more complete?

1 week ago | musicomh.com | John Murphy

A deeply bittersweet listen, in the knowledge of what might have been, casts a poignant hue over the whole experienceNell Smith‘s debut – and, sadly, only – album is a tough one to listen to, and indeed review. Smith’s story reads like a fairytale at first. Born in Leeds and then raised in Canada, her parents took her to a Flaming Lips show in Calgary where she dressed up as a parrot.

1 week ago | musicomh.com | John Murphy

Confidently playing to the strengths of its creators, this collaborative work is built on undeniable chemistryAlmost 10 years ago, long-time friends Julien Baker and Mackenzie Scott (otherwise known as Torres) made a promise to each other to collaborate on a country music album. Both women were raised as Southern Baptist in the country heartland of Tennessee and bonded over a love of the genre’s big names.

1 week ago | musicomh.com | Ben Devlin

The genre-bending British producer displays her singular style on this bassy, pummelling debutDrum ‘n’ bass has found itself very much in vogue recently, from the kawaii sound design of Kenya Grace’s Strangers to Chase & Status’ recent spurt of collaborations. Sherelle is adjacent to the scene, as her 160 BPM beats are slower and owe more to jungle’s tumbling rhythms, but the high-octane vocal samples and intense basslines on With A Vengeance would surely be welcome at any club night.

1 week ago | musicomh.com | Melanie Eskenazi

Handel, Mahler, Schubert and many others are performed on Day 6 of Leeds Song 2025. “Her voice has the minor nature – which Newman felt in Gerhardt.” (Gerald Moore, writing about Janet Baker). It might seem premature to compare Beth Taylor to two of the greatest singers in the mezzo-soprano range (the other being Elena Gerhardt), but when you hear her sing you understand why such comparisons are valid.