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    Understory: Live at the Village Vanguard — twisty quartet jazz

    Saxophonist Ben Wendel leads a disciplined working band across a thrilling original set

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    Tucker Zimmerman: Dance of Love — cult folk singer collaborates with Big Thief

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    My American Story: North — Daniil Trifonov’s latest album bristles with virtuosity

    The pianist covers concertos, jazz and swing, film soundtracks, modernism and minimalism

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    The Smile: Cutouts — Thom Yorke’s side-project gets under the skin

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    Five stars for Igor Levit’s rich recording of Brahms’ Piano Concertos

    Christian Thielemann conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in this triple album that also includes a set of solo piano pieces

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
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    Seun Kuti and Egypt 80: Heavier Yet — the sound of rebellion

    The son of Fela Kuti revives his father’s revolutionary spirit on a record filled with furious percussion

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    Come, gentle listener, and bathe in Coldplay’s cosmic Moon Music

    The band’s latest record is all billowing orchestrations, celestial shimmers and feelgood messages

  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
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    Lady Gaga belts out Broadway standards in surprise Joker album

    Two originals accompany classic show tunes such as ‘That’s Entertainment’ and ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’

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  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
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    Sophie — a posthumous tribute to a musical visionary

    The electronic producer, who died in 2021, left behind a trove of unfinished material which forms the basis for this self-titled release

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  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
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    Frisell, Downes & Cyrille: Breaking the Shell — trio jazz with churchlike tones

    Pipe organ adds a sense of unease to this captivating set of original compositions and folk songs

    A black and white photo of Bill Frisell, Andrew Cyrille and Kit Downes standing together in a church, all smiling at the camera
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
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    George Benjamin: Picture a Day Like This — impeccable precision

    The composer conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in this excellent live recording of his latest opera

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  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
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    143 — Katy Perry harks back to her heyday in ham-fisted comeback

    Dated girl-power anthems and by-the-numbers dance-pop lack the frivolity that once made the singer so entertaining

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  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
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    Joan as Police Woman: Lemons, Limes and Orchids — languor and love from an unorthodox mind

    The singer-songwriter’s 12th studio album combines rhythmic depth with vocal sophistication

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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
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    Jamie xx: In Waves — big-room club tracks let down by bland beats

    The UK producer’s first solo release in seven years delivers only moments of euphoria

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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
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    Viva Tu — Manu Chao returns with first album in 17 years

    The French-Spanish musician has released an engaging new set of songs, but recycles much of his past work

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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
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    Rodgers and Hammerstein: Carousel — the first complete recording of a modern classic

    John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London use all the music and the original orchestration of the 1943 premiere

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  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
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    Nilüfer Yanya: My Method Actor — sinuous music with sly songwriting

    The Londoner sings with murmured vocals about opaque scenarios in a thoughtful, interestingly cryptic new record

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  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
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    Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis celebrates Max Roach centennial

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    Jonas Kaufmann duets with star sopranos on new album dedicated to Puccini

    The tenor offers high drama and romance on ‘Puccini: Love Affairs’

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  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
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    Floating Points: Cascade — cerebral, kinetic dance music

    Build-ups, peaks and drops are used with unerring skill on the producer’s latest record

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  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
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    David Gilmour: Luck and Strange — age and mortality on rare album from Pink Floyd guitarist

    The songcraft struggles to match the expressiveness of his playing

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  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
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    Molchat Doma: Belaya Polosa — Belarus post-punk with a psychedelic twist

    The band, who have relocated to LA, became unexpectedly famous on TikTok

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  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
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    Mao Fujita: 72 Preludes — ambitious project pays off

    The rising pianist tackles works by Chopin, Scriabin and Akio Yashiro in an intimate recording

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  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
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    Ayom: SaLiVa — rich songs about spirituality, freedom and courage

    The band’s latest record journeys from Brazil to Cape Verde with references to migration, colonisation and Candomblé

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  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
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    Doechii is irreverent, raunchy and hilarious on Alligator Bites Never Heal

    Witty rhymes and quick-fire wordplay are a genuine delight on the rising Florida rapper’s mixtape

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