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Zena Grieg

Profiles

Zena Greig reflects on the career of Sinead O: Connor, who died aged 56 in July.

Aruba Red

Kate Daisy Grant

Miscellaneous

Zena Grieg examines a new song and video from Jack Bruce's daughter Aruba Red, which reflects on her own journey and battle with depression.

Zena Grieg previews vocalist/composer Kate Daisy Grant's new album which explores world lullabies.

Zena Grieg profiles this year's Glasgow Summer Sessions which will take place in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow between the 16th and 25th August.

Zena Grieg profiles this year’s Boomtown Festival which will include sets from Lauryn Hill, Prophets of Rage, the Streets, UB40 and Gogol Bordello.

Live Reviews

Rebecca Poole
Zena Greig watches jazz-influenced singer Rebecca Poole provide an exhilarating musical ride at a gig in London.

Rebecca Poole - Pizza Express, Dean Street, London, 2/8/2034

Favourite Albums

Cranberries

Oasis

Garbage

Zena Greig reflects upon Irish pop/rock outfit The Cranberries third album ‘To the Faithful Departed’, which has just been re-released in a deluxe edition.

Zena Greig enjoys Oasis' new double live CD which captures the two infamous sell-out concerts they played at Knebwoth in 1996.

In our 'Re: View' section, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Zena Greig reflects on Garbage's 2001 third album 'Beautiful Garbage', which is being released in a remastered, expanded version.

Reviews

John Murry and Michael Timmins

Linda Thompson

Kelly Jones

Sinead Harnett

Defiant ode to survival from John Murry and Michael Timmins on soundtrack album to new documentary ‘The Graceless Age’ about Murry and his battle with drug addiction.

Colourful. living musical to Linda Thompson, who no longer able to sing due to a rare vocal condition, has chosen a number of friends and fellow artists to provide their own versions of some of her new songs

Stripped back exploration of emotion and vulnerability on second solo album from the Stereophonics' Kelly Jones

Thought-provoking third album from London singer-songwriter Sinead Hartnett proves an immersive, transformative experience

English Teacher

Kula Shaker

Vampire Weekend

Sheryl Crow

Expansive and atmospheric debut album from acclaimed Leeds indie band English Teacher

Energetic and innovative merging of Indian music and psychedelia on seventh album from Kula Shaker, the first to feature their original line-up in twenty-five years

Innovative and existential fifth album from acclaimed New York group Vampire Weekend

Vibrant and exhilarating twelfth album from Sheryl Crow, which proves unexpected as in 2019 she announced that she would not bring out any more albums

Caity Baser

Kaiser Chiefs

Jennifer Lopez

Brittany Howard

Irreverent yet versatile new album from rising Southampton-based musician Caity Baser

Eclectic and crowd-pleasing eighth album from Kaiser Chiefs, which combines retro-disco dance tracks with electronica, rock and indie-pop

First album in a decade from Jennifer Lopez released to accompany a new autobiographical film

Experimental and gripping second solo album from ex-Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard

Last Dinner Party

Roberta Flack

Posey Hill

Nick Cave And Warren Ellis

Fantastical and theatrical debut album from much acclaimed London indie rock quintet The Last Dinner Party

Enthralling collection from Roberta Flack which brings together the 1968 demos which made up her debut album ‘First Take’

Eclectic Americana and bluegrass on latest album from Arkansas family band Posey Hill

Exhilarating latest album from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis recorded over three nights ar the Sydney Opera House

Laura Cantrell

Katie Melua

Kate Rusby

Emily Ann Roberts

Enjoyable mix of recent songwriting and covers of favourite songs on seventh album from Nashville-raised singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell

Fine twentieth anniversary reissue of Katie Melua’s 2003 acclaimed debut album which includes extra tracks and demos

Eclectic combination of traditional carols and original compositions on seventh Christmas album from folk artist Kate Rusby

Vibrant mix of traditional and modern country on debut album from promising newcomer Emily Ann Roberts

Maneskin

Amanda Stewart

Baiana

Struts

Enigmatic but appealing mix of angst alt-pop rock, with new songs sung in English, on updated version of 2023 album from Italian group Maneskin

Eclectic, reflective and passionate second album from Montana singer-songwriter Amanda Stewart which stands up to repeated listening

Infectious and panoramic combination of samba, jazz and bossa nova, sung in both English and Portuguese, from Baiana, the project of Liverpool musician Laura Doyle

Vibrant combination of rock and pop on fourth album rom glam-influenced Derby band The Struts

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