https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comFri, 16 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100 Recommend if you like Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Shabaka Hutchings’s flute music, the Coltranes
Up next Debut album And So It Is released 13 FebruaryFor woodwind players, breath is everything: the lifeforce of artistry, the thing that furnishes sound with personality. But a few years ago, the Los Angeles saxophonist Aaron Shaw realised he was becoming increasingly breath]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/add-to-playlist-the-dark-fog-of-los-angeles-saxophonist-aaron-shaw-and-the-weeks-best-new-tracks/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/add-to-playlist-the-dark-fog-of-los-angeles-saxophonist-aaron-shaw-and-the-weeks-best-new-tracks/ Now a father of three and burgeoning actor, Rocky finally comes back to music with his strongest album since his 2013 debut – though there’s plenty of flabIt has been eight years since A$AP Rocky, once and future king of New York rap, released an album. In the world of hip-hop, where even A-list stars such as Rocky’s friend and collaborator Tyler, the Creator are prone to releasing multiple albums a year, this is a lifetime. In the time since Rocky relea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/aap-rocky-dont-be-dumb-review-a-charismatic-playful-return-but-its-no-slam-dunk/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/aap-rocky-dont-be-dumb-review-a-charismatic-playful-return-but-its-no-slam-dunk/ The composers’ first collaborative album ebbs from epic, cinematic heights to delicate and dreamy lullabiesAfter years of touring together, Los Angeles-based composers Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore have developed what the former refers to as a “musical telepathy”. Tragic Magic, the pair’s first collaborative album, evidences this bond: born out of a short series of improv sessions in Paris, it’s a wonderfully immersive set of new age and ambien]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/julianna-barwick-and-mary-lattimore-tragic-magic-review-safi-bugels-experimental-album-of-the-month/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/julianna-barwick-and-mary-lattimore-tragic-magic-review-safi-bugels-experimental-album-of-the-month/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/julio-iglesias-denies-sexual-abuse-claims-of-two-former-female-employees/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/julio-iglesias-denies-sexual-abuse-claims-of-two-former-female-employees/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bts-named-their-new-album-arirang-what-is-so-striking-about-their-choice/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bts-named-their-new-album-arirang-what-is-so-striking-about-their-choice/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/we-wouldnt-still-be-playing-if-wed-got-stinking-rich-the-damned-celebrate-50-years-of-punk-goth-and-holy-grail-hunting/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/we-wouldnt-still-be-playing-if-wed-got-stinking-rich-the-damned-celebrate-50-years-of-punk-goth-and-holy-grail-hunting/ Framed as the music Williams wanted to make post-Take That, Britpop surpasses pastiche and swerves unpredictably. Homoerotic paean to Morrissey, anyone?The arrival of Robbie Williams’s 13th album has been a complicated business. It was announced in May 2025 and was supposed to come out in October, when its title would have chimed with the 90s nostalgia sparked by the Oasis reunion. Williams spent the summer engaging in promotion, unveiling fake Britpop-themed blue plaques around]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/robbie-williams-britpop-review-alexis-petridiss-album-of-the-week/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/robbie-williams-britpop-review-alexis-petridiss-album-of-the-week/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/from-dylan-to-disco-beyonc-to-bob-marley-the-30-best-live-albums-ever-ranked/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/from-dylan-to-disco-beyonc-to-bob-marley-the-30-best-live-albums-ever-ranked/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/music-executive-la-reid-settles-sexual-assault-lawsuit-on-day-civil-trial-was-due-to-begin/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/music-executive-la-reid-settles-sexual-assault-lawsuit-on-day-civil-trial-was-due-to-begin/ Coming off the back of a rough period, the Scottish band find reconnection, renewal and purpose in their singular mix of pop, rock and metal‘With a little love, we can conquer all,” Simon Neil croons on Biffy Clyro’s opening song A Little Love, over its huge, infectious arena-rock chorus. It’s a line that feels like a mantra for the Scottish band 30 years and 10 albums in: they’re currently touring 2025’s Futique having come throug]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/biffy-clyro-review-triumphant-set-marks-a-thunderous-renewal/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/biffy-clyro-review-triumphant-set-marks-a-thunderous-renewal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/matt-kwasniewski-kelvin-guitarist-for-rock-band-black-midi-dies-aged-26/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/matt-kwasniewski-kelvin-guitarist-for-rock-band-black-midi-dies-aged-26/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/it-was-inspired-by-a-snog-in-a-photo-booth-how-thompson-twins-made-hold-me-now/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/it-was-inspired-by-a-snog-in-a-photo-booth-how-thompson-twins-made-hold-me-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/post-your-questions-for-rampb-star-jill-scott/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/post-your-questions-for-rampb-star-jill-scott/ • Alexis Petridis: ‘Bob Weir was the chief custodian of the Dead’s legacy’
• Aaron Dessner: ‘I’ll never forget playing with him’The Dead’s love for the road is in evidence on this segme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/truckin-on-bob-weir-of-the-grateful-deads-10-best-recordings/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/truckin-on-bob-weir-of-the-grateful-deads-10-best-recordings/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/andrew-clements-guardians-classical-music-critic-dies-aged-75/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/andrew-clements-guardians-classical-music-critic-dies-aged-75/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bob-weir-remained-completely-in-touch-with-the-grateful-deads-wild-wonder-ill-never-forget-playing-with-him-aaron-dessner/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bob-weir-remained-completely-in-touch-with-the-grateful-deads-wild-wonder-ill-never-forget-playing-with-him-aaron-dessner/ • Bob Weir: a life in pictures
• Aaron Dessner: ‘Bob Weir remained completely in touch with the Grateful Dead’s wild wonder. I’ll never forget playing with him’For most of their career, the other members of t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bob-weir-was-a-songwriting-powerhouse-for-the-grateful-dead-and-the-chief-custodian-of-their-legacy/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bob-weir-was-a-songwriting-powerhouse-for-the-grateful-dead-and-the-chief-custodian-of-their-legacy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/its-more-productive-than-doomscrolling-film-maker-ben-wheatley-on-his-secret-life-as-musician-dave-welder/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/its-more-productive-than-doomscrolling-film-maker-ben-wheatley-on-his-secret-life-as-musician-dave-welder/ • Aaron Dessner: ‘Bob Weir remained completely in touch with the Grateful Dead’s wild wonder. I’ll never forget playing with him’Bob Weir, the veteran rock musician who helped guide the legendary band the Grateful Dead through decades]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bob-weir-co-founder-of-rock-group-the-grateful-dead-dies-at-age-78/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/bob-weir-co-founder-of-rock-group-the-grateful-dead-dies-at-age-78/ The Beirut-born producer’s masterly second album revels in dark tension to cinematic effect, finding beauty in ruinous soundArabic electronic experimentalism is thriving. In recent years, diaspora artists such as Egyptian producer Abdullah Miniawy, singer Nadah El Shazly and Lebanese singer-songwriter Mayssa Jallad have each released records that combine the Arabic musical tradition of maqam and its slippery melodies with granular electronic sound design, rumbling bass and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/toni-geitani-wahj-review-ammar-kalias-global-album-of-the-month/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/music/toni-geitani-wahj-review-ammar-kalias-global-album-of-the-month/