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Greatest hits: album reviews

Greatest hits: album reviews
From Beyoncé to Blur and beyond, we check out the latest and greatest releases
Adele has finally announced a follow-up to 2015’s world-slaying album, 25, but when will it be released? Photo: Invision/AP
Fame and celebrity

When is Adele’s new album being released? We know the answer

Following her divorce from Simon Konecki, Adele has finally announced a new album – so grab the tissues quick

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Music

Review | Rock group Marmozets’ new album is a riotous triumph

Miley Cyrus

Review | Miley Cyrus delivers generic sixth album devoid of personality

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Review | Morningside by Fazerdaze, an intimate, dreamy debut album

New Zealander Amelia Murray, who will perform in Hong Kong on October 17, pulls off effortless guitar-pop melodies at once melancholy and bright

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New Zealander Amelia Murray, who will perform in Hong Kong on October 17, pulls off effortless guitar-pop melodies at once melancholy and bright

Review | Tricky tussles with happiness on 13th album, Ununiform

British rapper’s gruff delivery adds welcome menace to his new-found contentment

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Review | The Horrors’ fifth album continues to confound the doubters

British electro-goth rockers embrace the big chorus on most intriguing album to date

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Review | Vianney to bring his honey-soaked tones to Hong Kong

French singer-songwriter to play Mom Livehouse, in North Point, on September 29 & 30

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Review | Motorama expand coldwave sounds on fourth album Dialogues

Russian rockers, who will perform in Hong Kong on September 22, push indie-pop melodies while sticking to Joy Division roots

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Review | Indie rockers Diiv delve deep into addiction for Is the Is are

The Brooklyn rock band, whose goal of creating a ‘flawed and imperfect’ album has been achieved with their latest, will be playing in Hong Kong on September 14

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Review | Queens of the Stone Age team up with Mark Ronson for seventh album

Uptown Funker adds a layer of pop sensibility on a rock record you’ll want to dance to

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Queens of the Stone Age perform in Leeds, England. Picture: Alamy

Review | LANY, on their way to Hong Kong, plough the love song furrow

The many-splendoured thing inspires the debut disc by the princes of West Coast R&B, a slick and dreamy affair that will divide as much as it unites

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The many-splendoured thing inspires the debut disc by the princes of West Coast R&B, a slick and dreamy affair that will divide as much as it unites

Review | Alt-pop outfit Oh Wonder’s second album is full of hooks

The London duo, who play Kitec on Friday, have broadened their jubilant sound with a dash of hip-hop.

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Hip hop in China

Review | Chengdu rap crew Higher Brothers show off their rhymes

Ahead of their Kwun Tong gig next weekend, the mainland rappers show off their fresh and contemporary take on hip-hop.

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Review | The Tracy Lords are welcome addition to hardcore scene

Inspired by punk and garage rock, the local trio’s sound bristles with lo-fi charm and seriously tight musicianship

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Inspired by punk and garage rock, the local trio’s sound bristles with lo-fi charm and seriously tight musicianship

Review | Electric Asia Vol 1 is heavily under Hong Kong’s influence

This compilation of dance and electronic music from the region won’t get the purists very excited but it shows a good range of commercial sounds with plenty of local connections

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This compilation of dance and electronic music from the region won’t get the purists very excited but it shows a good range of commercial sounds with plenty of local connections

Review | Hong Kong ska-punk band Bulletproof deliver politically charged debut album

Nostaligia sees Filipino group in combative mood, dropping funky, colourful compositions

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Review | Hong Kong metal outfit Dagger get straight to the point

The new project from King Ly Chee frontman Riz Farooqi show off their heavy hardcore sound on debut EP, which gets launched at Focal Fair, in Causeway Bay, on July 1

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Review | Korean indie darlings Hyukoh reveal maturity on debut LP

Hyukoh have been fixtures in the Korean charts since they arrived in 2014, but their first album shows an unexpected breadth and depth

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Hyukoh have been fixtures in the Korean charts since they arrived in 2014, but their first album shows an unexpected breadth and depth

Review | Review: Lorde’s Melodrama sounds like the future of music

Four years after she became a global star, the New Zealand singer-songwriter’s latest release captures the emotional turmoil of a break-up, and runs the gamut from dance floor singalongs to more contemplative numbers

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Review | Born of Osiris, older and wiser, revisit their first release

The American progressive-metal outfit are playing Hong Kong on June 11 as part of a world tour marking 10 years since their first release

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Review | Review: new Katy Perry album Witness takes a stand, doesn’t deliver

On album that’s supposed to be about self-empowerment, Perry gets us on her side with the honesty of Bigger Than Me, the humour of Bon Appetit - soundtrack of the summer - and the sass of Swish Swish, then lets us all down

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On album that’s supposed to be about self-empowerment, Perry gets you on her side with the honesty of Bigger Than Me, the humour of Bon Appetit - soundtrack of the summer - and the sass of Swish Swish, then lets us all down

Review | Juana Molina’s seventh album her darkest and most beautiful

The Argentinian folktronic composer uses her expressive vocals to super spooky effect

The Argentinian folktronic composer uses her expressive vocals to super spooky effect
Harry Styles

Review | Harry Styles gives credibility a stab with self-titled album

Former One Direction puppet’s attempt to go legit is not a complete failure. Who knew?

Review | Evan Dando Baby I’m Bored reissue: heartfelt country rock

Former Lemonheads frontman is bringing his jangly pop antics to Hong Kong

Review | Sting returns to rock roots, but boredom is inescapable

Sting’s most recent album revs up and rocks out, but it’s really a journey to nowhere new and leaves plenty of roadkill behind

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Sting’s most recent album revs up and rocks out, but it’s really a journey to nowhere new and leaves plenty of roadkill behind

Review | At the Drive-In still burn on first studio album in 17 years

The incendiary post-hardcore outfit from Texas still bludgeon the senses, mixing venomous vocals and razor-sharp guitar

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The incendiary post-hardcore outfit from Texas still bludgeon the senses, mixing venomous vocals and razor-sharp guitar

Review | Feist’s stripped-back sound highlights her soulfulness

Pleasure was recorded while the Canadian indie star was battling depression, and it’s her most personal and pleasurable release to date

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Review | Gorillaz soundtrack the party at the end of the world

The virtual band’s fifth album is perfect to ring in the apocalypse, with the kind of amazing guest list we’ve come to expect

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