Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

Saturday, 5 July, 2025

ReviewMusic

Oasis, Cardiff review — Britpop brothers reunite after 16 years with a wobble and a roar

The first night of the band’s UK tour was thunderous and raw but lacked the generational combativeness of the old days

Saturday, 5 July, 2025

ObituaryMusic

Lalo Schifrin, composer and jazz musician, 1932-2025

His ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme tune brought jazz’s sense of swing to the precisely timed synchronisation of film music

Saturday, 5 July, 2025

Life & Arts

The thin line between pop and politics

Glastonbury showed us music’s power to provoke controversy. But can it still change the world?

Thursday, 3 July, 2025

ReviewAlbums

The Velvet Sundown’s shaggy retro-rock has attracted 750,000 listeners — but is it all an AI hoax?

The band supposedly behind two new albums of 1970s-style AOR have proved impossible to track down in real life

Wednesday, 2 July, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Lorde embraces a fresh start with Virgin

The New Zealander sings dramatically about new selves, the body and gender fluidity on her fourth release

Monday, 30 June, 2025

ReviewMusic

Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith unite Glastonbury present and past

The young superstar and the Cure legend duetted in a fizzy festival finale, while Rod Stewart offered old-time showbiz sparkle

Sunday, 29 June, 2025

ReviewMusic

Glastonbury Festival — a heady mix of punk-rap, politics and full-throttle pop

After a sleepy first day, storming sets by Kneecap, Bob Vylan and Charli XCX roused the sun-baked crowd of 210,000

Saturday, 28 June, 2025

ReviewFT Books Essay

What’s the story behind the return of Oasis?

Some say money, others nostalgia — or maybe it’s the endlessly fascinating double act of Noel and Liam Gallagher

Saturday, 28 June, 2025

InterviewMusic

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi on the band’s final fade to black

The guitarist reflects on five decades of heavy metal, perilous pranks — and why he agreed to one last concert

Wednesday, 25 June, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Bruce Springsteen brings seven unreleased albums to the light with Tracks II

This treasure trove of cosmic Americana, heartland rock and Burt Bacharach-style pop covers a period from 1983 to 2018

Monday, 23 June, 2025

ReviewMusic

Little Simz reaches orchestral heights on the closing night of Meltdown festival

One of today’s finest rappers was more than a match for the Southbank Centre’s resident Chineke! Orchestra

Saturday, 21 June, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Loyle Carner shifts from soulful to withdrawn on Hopefully !

The Londoner raps about his experiences of parenthood on his most low-key record to date

Wednesday, 18 June, 2025

ReviewMusic

Lola Young brings an electric atmosphere to Meltdown Festival

Filling London’s Royal Festival Hall with partisan teenage girls, the singer performed with punk-like energy

Wednesday, 18 June, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Haim mix it up on break-up album I Quit

The trio push their sound in new directions by mixing classic rock, R&B and hip-hop but the results don’t quite hit the mark

Monday, 16 June, 2025

Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far

The best music books to read this summer

Richard Fairman and Ludovic Hunter-Tilney select their best mid-year reads

Saturday, 14 June, 2025

ReviewAlbums

London rapper AJ Tracey shifts moods in Don’t Die Before You’re Dead

Some of the tracks have a dashed-out quality, on others he proves his enduring class

Saturday, 14 June, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Addison album review — TikTok star Addison Rae reboots herself as a main pop girl

The former competitive dancer’s breathy voice recalls Britney Spears, while songs reference Madonna and Lana del Rey

Saturday, 14 June, 2025

InterviewMusic

James Blake is taking on TikTok, Live Nation and ‘free music’

The digital age has handed musicians a raw deal — now one of them is fighting back

Wednesday, 11 June, 2025

ObituaryMusic

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys musician, 1942-2025

Wednesday, 11 June, 2025

ObituaryMusic

Sly Stone, musician and bandleader, 1943-2025

Visionary leader of Sly and the Family Stone fused funk, psychedelia and R&B to create music of enduring influence

Friday, 6 June, 2025

ReviewMusic

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour confirms her as one of America’s great entertainers

The singer’s country-and-western themed show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium offered a dazzling display of star power

Friday, 6 June, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Little Simz turns a new leaf on Lotus

The Londoner raps about getting through tough times on her gripping new record

Tuesday, 3 June, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Jarvis Cocker lacks his usual élan in Pulp’s comeback album More

The Sheffield band return with their first record in 24 years, but the 11 songs lack chemistry

Saturday, 31 May, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Ty Segall conjures a warm retro universe on Possession

The Californian nods to The Beatles and west coast garage-rock in his breezy 16th record

Friday, 30 May, 2025

ReviewAlbums

Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful — an exercise in slickness and versatility

The pop star has released a high-fashion ‘visual album’ that veers from disco to electropop