music liberal Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi reviewWigmore Hall, LondonGrammy-winning Giddens fused folk, opera, jazz, pop and classical elements in a recital ‘honouring composers who don’t often get called composers’a month ago
music liberal Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra: Vila review(Far Out)The Brazilian guitarist is joined by the 16-piece ensemble for an album that showcases his dextrous blend of finger-picked melody and percussive strumminga month ago
music liberal Add to playlist: the bizarro punk of Dutch upstarts Grote Geelstaart and the week’s best new tracksDressed in Sunday school apparel and singing exclusively in Dutch, this unorthodox five-piece embrace clinical chaosa month ago
music liberal Danny L Harle: Cerulean review(XL)On a high-minded album boasting a weighty guest list including Dua Lipa and Clairo, the superproducer lacks the hooks of the pop-trance he’s so heavily influenced bya month ago
music liberal Mandy, Indiana: Urgh review(Sacred Bones)The Manchester/Berlin band’s second album refines their industrial-club sound, as physical and hyper-detailed as being dragged under by a wave and admiring the flotsama month ago
music liberal The Goldberg Variations album reviewYunchan Lim(Decca)The 21-year-old pianist gives a fine, muscular account of the Goldbergs, with touches of playfulness, in this live recording from Carnegie Halla month ago