Add to playlist: the maximalist melancholy of Hannah Lew and the week’s best tracks

The Californian creative navigates seamlessly from bass-driven disco to sparse electronic beats on her expansive debut album

Mitski review

The Shed, New York City: During a six-night residency, the singer creates an immersive world filled with wry humor and big emotions.

Harry Styles on Liam Payne's death: 'It's so difficult to lose a friend who is so like you in so many ways'

The musician reflected on the death of his former One Direction bandmate in an interview with Zane Lowe to promote his new album

Squeeze: Trixies review

In interviews to promote their 16th album, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have been upfront about the reason for its existence. After the world shrugged at The Knowledge in 2017, someone told Tilbrook: ‘Nobody is interested in a Squeeze record. What matters is Squeeze’s story.’ That stayed with me,” he says.

Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu: Live at the Met album review

(Decca)Davidsen/BaillieuRecorded in New York in 2023, the soprano sings Strauss, Wagner, Grieg and more to thrilling effect, her sincerity and passion matched perfectly on piano

Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally review

The music on Styles’s new album is muted, subtle and pleasant – but from the title downwards, he has a real problem with words