Daily Newsletter, May 2, 2024

It might sound a bit too ambitious to some, but Ivri manages to convert his late-night dreams (and nightmares) into something that is truly creative.. Ivri is shedding quite some light on all of the night's darkness.

Last time out, St. Vincent released Daddy's Home, an album that used her father's release from prison as both a theme and a launching point to explore

Taylor Swift's fans pored over the words on her new album within hours of release. Whether profane or profound, lyrics are connecting.

The story of Faust is one of the oddest in modern music, taking in terrorism, nakedness, cement mixers, prison and no small amount of groundbreaking music. Here, in an extract from a new oral history of krautrock, all of the major players remember the band's short, tumultuous and incredibly creative time at Virgin...

An exploration of the mysterious evolution of Leonard Cohen and his evolving vocals, from the debut album to the later, more accomplished material.

Swapping L.A. for London, Sparks hit the big time with a genre-defying sound of the 'Kimono My House' album.

The 1970s was a great decade for music but would have been even better had these bands stuck together.

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz.

The iconic director has complete creative control for the ambitious project. But will that be his downfall?

The novelist, who has died at the age of 77 in Brooklyn, leaves behind a body of work haunted by the mysteries of life and death.

And it can be a cover up