Music

If the kings of the Neue Deutsche Härte are calling it a day Germany will lose one of its most paradoxically valuable assets

Two young musicians are demonstrating that classical music is perfectly able to have contemporary appeal among the young

New album Hair of the Dog captures something of our primitive selves who looked for expression of our hopes, desires and search for new beginnings through the sound of a beat

Deprived of the opportunity of having collaborators in the studio, the Danish experimental electronic chamber pop band have self-produced their new album

A new museum dedicated to the Swedish dance star has more in common with its earnest predecessors than at first seems the case

The Johnny Hallyday who took the Albert Hall stage one night 10 years ago was the culmination of 50 years of myth-making

With more than 100m albums sold, the Anglo-Italian could afford to be sanguine about critical coolness towards his work

Ukraine’s artists boost morale at home and awareness globally via impromptu concerts and viral videos. But others are heading directly into battle

The Norwegian singer's new album is an undeniably dreamlike, immersive experience

Largely forgotten in his own country, Murray Head remains an adoptive hero in France

If we cut off Russian musicians indiscriminately, are we cutting off their right to the free speech over which this battle is essentially being fought?

Designed to produce ephemeral pop stars, Pop Idol produced some acts who have kicked against expectations

The Feeder frontman on reflecting the pandemic, the decline of guitar bands and avoiding TikTok

A chart star alongside the likes of Iggy Azalea and Justin Bieber, Karen Marie Ørsted, aka MØ, is now striking out on her own

The Dutch alt-folk act is making music for the rootless

A duo from Sweden are providing an escapist look back to the past of European pop

Why Brexit travel restrictions threaten the very future of European tours for British musicians

An accidental boat trip to a remote island monastery saved the composer and gave birth to his First Symphony

The band who soundtracked the fall of the Berlin Wall are back with a post-Covid anthem

Sea Power vocalist Yan on changing the band's name and facing a backlash from Dan Wootton

One of Poland's most fascinating contemporary figures, Darski is leading the charge against the country's restrictive blasphemy laws

Spotify’s decision to add advisories to coronavirus content to counter misinformation shows the power of one man’s podcast but also raises wider questions about the spread of reliable information in a multi-platform world.

A new album sees a Georgian pioneer reunite with band members from a formative period of his career

Goodnight Louisa's album Human Danger shows how time spent in an alien landscape can provoke the deepest personal reflections

A collaboration between avant-folk musician Richard Dawson and his long-time heroes Circle is as original as you might expect

CHARLIE CONNELLY on arguably the most enigmatic figure to orbit the strange world of The Beatles

SOPHIA DEBOICK on the traditional songs of celebration continuing to be sung across Europe

Intelligent, genuine and in control, Brussels has sprouted the future of European pop as we approach 2022.

Choral music can bring communities together and lift the soul - if religion is involved then that's fine too. But with Church attendance numbers dropping every year, is it time for some different hymns?

Still, after 8000 years, Maltese music is centred around cultural eclecticism and originality.

The late composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim was known for Hollywood adaptations of his work. But European movies were closer to his heart.

Volbeat's Lasses Birgitta tells the story of a woman, who became one of many, executed for witchcraft in the Swedish island of Öland, over 450 years ago.