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Female fandom and Jessica Leski’s ‘I Used to be Normal’
They’ve been dismissed and patronised, but Beatlemaniacs, Directioners and other fangirls are very self-aware about their boy band ‘affliction’
A bigger, shinier cage: Julia Holter’s ‘Aviary’
A classically schooled composer seeks shelter from the cacophony of modern life
The Monthly music wrap: November 2018
A festive EP from Tyler, the Creator; new releases from Anderson .Paak, Mariah Carey and cupcakKe; and David Byrne live
The Monthly music wrap: October 2018
Charli XCX explores pop’s frontiers, new releases from Kim Petras and Robyn, and soundtracks to ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Suspiria’
The queen of reinvention turns her attention to the works of ABBA
Low’s ‘Double Negative’: studies in slow transformation
Twelve albums in, the Minnesota three-piece can still surprise in their unique way
Leonard Bernstein: show tunes and symphonies
Centenary celebrations highlight the composer’s broad ambitions and appeal
The Queen is dead; long live the Queen
The disappointment of The Carters’ ‘Everything Is Love’ and Kanye West’s ‘Ye’
New albums from Beyoncé and Jay-Z and Kanye West bare all yet share nothing
Angélique Kidjo reinvents Talking Heads’ ‘Remain in Light’
This remake of the 1980 classic insists on the connections between musical traditions