KATHRYN JOHNSON recommends the work of Norman Kaplan that was a tool in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa
Anna Of The North, Village Underground, London
The Norwegian singer-songwriter sets the electropop bar high with songs from her new album
GAVIN O’TOOLE welcomes a bold feminist subversion of classic folktales that are ubiquitous in the Irish imagination
A novel by Mexican Juan Pablo Villalobos, poetry by Mexican Ingrid Bringas, and a biography by Argentinian Mercedes Halfon
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an entertaining dramatisation of the famous dispute that gives insight into the struggle, and Murdoch’s unscrupulous mendacity
ELLIS RAE is disappointed by the revival of a nihilistic play that fails to offer alternatives for social change
STEVE JOHNSON recommends an exceptional album that explores the narrative folk tradition often with a strong political message
Anna Lotterud — Anna of the North — has placed herself well and truly at the forefront of the electropop revival with her tour-de-force debut album Lovers.
Electropop revivalist: Anna Lotterud (Pic: Justin Higuchi)
Artists like Charli XCX and M.O are putting a different kind of pop back on the map and Lotterud is among those whose intelligent song-writing and effortless ability to turn a catchy tune proves the versatility of the genre.
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