Violent Femmes’ self-titled debut is one of the most essential American indie rock records of the early 80s, but it’s not the only album by the band you must have in your collection, argues Cal Cashin ...

Forty-five years after it was first released, Joseph Burnett returns to Young's fifth solo record, an album that marked an angered transition from Harvest, bolstered by some of his bleakest and ...

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled, Ben Cardew explores the collaboration between the French dance duo and New Jersey garage kingpin behind the ...

The Experience of Ecstasy, philiosopher Simon Critchley explains why the only proof of animism he knows is music ...

sofi, one of the figures on the 2024/25 SHAPE+ rosters of artists, has a new album on the way, titled AZE. Set for release ...

Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast, author S.H. Fernando Jr. takes us through some of the defining cuts from the seminal ...

It’s getting dark outside, the tonsured creature above is looking at me funny – time to get out these monthly playlists ...

The Beirut-based artist takes the accordion out of the beer halls of Bavaria and into the wide-open spaces of ambient ...

From Sonic Boom-compiled mixtapes to a cruise with Father John Misty, Pulp’s Mark Webber takes Jonathan Wright through the ...

Autechre have shared 12 live recordings from sets that they played across 2023 and 2024. The recordings are available to ...

With Bobby Gillespie virtually the sole surviving member, Primal Scream offer diminished returns, writes lapsed fan JR Moores ...

Drawing inspiration ranging from 70s zamrock classics to his own mother, the Odd Future co-founder delivers a thrilling ...