New Jersey-born singer had a US No 1 hit with the R&B trio, and later worked with the Rolling StonesSarah Dash, member of R&B trio Labelle who had a US No 1 hit with Lady Marmalade, has died aged 76.No cause of death has been given, though she …
Lindsey Buckingham: Lindsey Buckingham review – the sunniest pop and its flipside
(Reprise)Exiled from Fleetwood Mac, the singer-guitarist’s sparkling latest album foreshadows his recent troublesLindsey Buckingham’s seventh solo album was originally slated for a 2018 release, but three years of personal tumult saw it repeatedly push…
Arlo Parks review – heart-rending and frustrating
Village Underground, LondonThe Mercury prize-winner showcases her tender debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, whose devastating lyrics paired with bland music cry out for the full force of her nine-strong bandOutside, night has fallen; inside, it’s stil…
Employed to Serve: Conquering review – thrilling, gut-churning metal
(Spinefarm)The brilliant Woking band get heavier than ever, causing motion sickness with their animalistic, groove-laden songsOn this blistering record, which layers hardcore-infused thrash with a deadweight swing, Woking’s Employed to Serve deliver mu…
Floppy mohicans and pre-race cider: Gary Devine, the punk fell runner
The Leeds punk rocker lived a double life, interspersing band rehearsals and punk gigs with twice-daily runs, despite the occasional arrest and moshpit injury. A new book tells his storyWhen Gary Devine was picked to run for England, the manager took o…
María Mendiola obituary
One half of the disco duo Baccara who found fame with the 1977 hit Yes Sir, I Can BoogieThe mysterious power of pop music knows no bounds. After Scotland’s footballers beat Serbia in a penalty shoot-out in November 2020, thus qualifying for Euro 2020, …
Parklife festival review – proof that Manchester is still mad fer it
Heaton Park, ManchesterA young crowd – who could make even twentysomethings feel fossilised – gleefully accepted their city’s rave mantle, losing it to Megan Thee Stallion, Bicep and moreHosting 80,000 rain-resistant punters each day, Parklife festival…
Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed review – a tragedy of wifely strife
(Interscope/Polydor/MCA Nashville)The bliss of Musgraves’ Grammy-winning Golden Hour sours on this follow-up, with a breakup narrative that is a little too tidyEverything about the run-up to Star-Crossed, Kacey Musgraves’ fifth album, suggested high dr…
Garbage’s Shirley Manson: ‘Grange Hill was my best friend – it saved my life’
Ahead of a reissue of her band’s classic Beautiful Garbage, the Scottish frontwoman remembers her teenage passions, from the fiction that terrified her to the Edinburgh nightclub that set her freeAround 1980 this book was in the window of every booksho…
Low: Hey What review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
(Sub Pop)The veteran group continue the scorched digital manipulations of 2018 masterpiece Double Negative, but their vocals are left pristine and beautifulLow seemed a singular band from the outset. They were a married, practising Mormon couple, devot…