SIMON DUFF recommends a recording of Arvo Part that takes the listener on a pilgrimage through seemingly distant times and events of the Bible
Throwing a curveball
WILL STONE appreciates an artist who can swerve from industrial noise to clubby trance pop without missing a step
Kelly Lee Owens
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JENNY FARRELL relishes an intimate memoir about growing up in the household of the great Irish communist and playwright Sean O’Casey
SIAN LEWIS relishes a comprehensive account of high rise social housing in Britain by prize-winning social and political historian Holly Smith
SIMON PARSONS feels a little overwhelmed by the joke count of an ebullient production that manages to convey Stoker’s Dracula without corpsing
SYLVIA HIKINS enjoys a varied Scouse alternative to traditional pantomimes
Rereleases from The Pentangle, The Charlie Daniels Band, and Cousins and Willoughby
Kelly Lee Owens
Brighton Chalk
WELSH electronic artist Kelly Lee Owens used to be a nurse before pursuing music — a decision encouraged by her own patients, who recognised her talent. They were not wrong.
Since her 2017 eponymous debut album, she has become one of the most regarded and versatile female producers, collaborating with the likes of techno favourites Daniel Avery and Jon Hopkins, Velvet Underground founding member (and fellow Welsh native) John Cale, and Norwegian avant-garde artist Jenny Hval.
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WILL STONE enjoys a set by an artist too eclectic to be pigeonholed
WILL STONE is impressed by Hania Rani who is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music
New releases from Ibex Band, Lucy Dacus, and Various Artists
SIMON DUFF immerses himself in the Kings Place D&B soundscape to relish a contemporary string quartet