The Star's critics ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARTIN HALL, MICHAL BONCZA, ANGUS REID reviews Holy Cow, One to One: John and Yoko, King of Kings, Panda Bear in Africa
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Sinners told to get ready
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PATRICK JONES recommends a vital anthology from Afghan and Iranian poets where the political and personal fuse into witness-bearing and manifesto-making
WILL STONE is impressed by Hania Rani who is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music
MIK SABIERS enjoys the theatrical feminist six piece who have a lot of fun that the audience feeds off as the set rolls on
New releases from Ibex Band, Lucy Dacus, and Various Artists
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by characters so un-nuanced as to be unreal, a stereotypical plot and a conceptual vampire
WILL STONE appreciates an artist who can swerve from industrial noise to clubby trance pop without missing a step
Lingua Ignota
Earth, Hackney
★★★★★
KRISTIN HAYTER casts a phantom-like presence as she glides into view in a flowing green gown, occasionally carrying around various standing white beam lights that dot the stage while exorcising her pained lyricism in a spectacular showcase of latest album Sinner Get Ready.
The classically trained multi-instrumentalist, known as Lingua Ignota (“unknown language”), takes heretical aim at her now lapsed Catholic faith in much of her new release, with lyrics frequently touching on themes of God-fearing, judgment and atonement.
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