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La Roux – Old Flames
Elly Jackson, aka La Roux, can seem like a musical cicada – emerging once each decade to produce…
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Ed O’Brien at the Barbican
Think of Radiohead, and Ed O’Brien is not necessarily the face on the billboard. As the glue and…
By Mark Worgan
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Eels – Cookie Happened
It’s been almost 30 years since Eels first burst into the UK charts with some Novocaine for the…
By Mark Worgan
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Interpol – This Mirror Weighs a Ton
For more than two decades, an Interpol album every few years has been a relative constant. While the…
By Mark Worgan
Live music
The Lightning Seeds at Somerset House
In the words of Baddiel and Skinner, it could have been all songs in the street; it was…
By Mark Worgan
Live music
The Streets at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Watching Mike Skinner in 2026 reminds you that you are no longer the lairy teenager for whom his…
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Metric – Romanticize the Dive
Roughly a decade ago, many of Britpop's supporting players started popping up to play their best remembered albums…
By Mark Worgan
Live music
Elbow at the Royal Albert Hall
It’s now almost two decades since The Seldom Seen Kid catapulted Elbow from being acclaimed by contemporaries and…
By Mark Worgan
Live music
Maximo Park at Brixton Academy
Valentine’s Day 2026 was a bad one for most men who wear red trousers, what with England losing…
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Cast – Yeah Yeah Yeah
More than three decades on from emerging in the slipstream of Britpop’s kings, Cast find themselves enjoying a…
By Mark Worgan