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Zena Grieg

Profiles

Aruba Red

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.

Kate Daisy Grant

Miscellaneous

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.

Zena Grieg profiles this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals which will take place between the 23rd and 25th August.

Favourite Albums

Oasis

Garbage

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

Lykke Li

Kim Robins

Emile Sande

Sigrid

Intimate and minimalist yet cinematic fifth album from Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li

Eclectic mix of bluegrass, country and gospel, on resilient third album from Indiana singer-songwriter Kim Robins which was created out of personal tragedy

Refreshing comeback album from internationally-renowned Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande

Thoughtful and experimental electronica on second album from chart-storming Norwegian singer-songwriter Sigrid

Bonnie Raitt

Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway

Josie Bello

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Powerful and reflective combination of original compositions and covers on first album in six years from California-based singer Bonnie Raitt

Eclectic bluegrass and country rock on third album from singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle

Thoughtful and sensitive mix of folk, rock and country on confident third album from American singer-songwriter Josie Bello

Excellent acoustic album from Joan Jett which features new versions of her best-known songs in a more intimate setting

Bonham-Bullick

Maren Morris

Ella Henderson

Nilufer Yanya

Eclectic covers album from Deborah Bonham, the younger sister of Led Zeppelin Drummer John Bonham, and her guitarist husband Peter Bullick

Evocative combination of folk, country and pop on third album from award winning American singer-songwriter Maren Morris

Confident but thought-provoking and bluntly honest second album and first in eight years from singer-songwriter Ella Henderson

Minimalist and ethereal second album which reflects on vulnerability and dislocation from London-based singer-songwriter Nilufer Yanya

Avril Lavigne

Lilly of the West

Joss Stone

Bastille

Raucously energetic and fiery comeback album from Canadian singer Avril Lavigne which marks a return to her pop-punk roots

Eclectic and quirky collection of covers on twelfth album from Bulgarian bluegrass group Lilly of the West

Exuberant first album in seven years from acclaimed singer-songwriter Joss Stone

Expansive and experimental science fiction-themed fourth album from London-based stadium act Bastille

Dewey and Leslie Brown with The Carolina Gentlemen

Janis Ian

Lydia Brownfield

Marina

Traditional but distinctive bluegrass on second album from Appalachian-rooted husband and wife duo Dewey and Leslie Brown with backing band The Carolina Gentlemen

Eclectic and powerful first album in fifteen years from Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Janis Ian which she says will be her last and proves a fitting conclusion to her unique musical career.

Versatile and reflective album from Ohio-based singer-songwriter and emerging talent Lydia Brownfield inspired by romantic break-up and divorce

Appealing combination of the political with the personal on surprising and enjoyable fifth album from Welsh singer-songwriter Marina which originally released last year has now come out in a deluxe edition

Courtney Barnett

Neil Young And Crazy Horse

Alicia Keys

Kelly Clarkson

Understated but uplifting third album from Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett

Urgent and reflective fourteenth album from Neil Young with with his original backing group Crazy Horse

Versatile double album from Alicia Keys which is split into two parts, one consisting of new songs, and the other of reworkings of songs from her back catalogue

Appealing mix or covers and original material on second Christmas album from American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson

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