The Guardian

• Lisa: Alter Ego review – a focus group-tested attempt at megastar success | The Guardian | March 1, 2025, 2 p.m.
The Blackpink singer’s high-energy debut solo album, astutely timed to coincide with her role in The White Lotus, is packed with styles and stars that only highlight her lack of musical identity

• Ethel Cain: Perverts review – a gothic follow-up determined to stay underground | The Guardian | Jan. 12, 2025, 1 p.m.
Ambient soundscapes dominate US singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia’s resolutely avant garde second album

• The Guide #167: Could Kendrick Lamar’s GNX jumpstart a new wave of surprise releases? | The Guardian | Dec. 6, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
In this week’s newsletter: Just when it seemed there was nothing shocking about an unexpected album drop, Lamar made a truly transgressive move