Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Poet Laureate Airea D. Matthews' new poetry collection is a formally and politically ambitious reckoning with racial poverty in the US Read more »

In her nonfiction debut, Rebecca Smith charts working class histories through stories of land and rural life Read more »

With Space Heavy, the inimitability of King Krule is still as prominent as ever... nobody sounds like him Read more »

Hidden Door has once again transformed an abandoned space in Edinburgh and turned it into a hive of art, music and creativity. We report back from a night at the festival with the likes of Flasher, Aku and the Hot 8 Brass Band on the bill Read more »

On her fifth record, Jenny Lewis decamps to Nashville and makes a stately record worthy of the city's heritage Read more »

For most bands, this tapestry of sounds would flounder and reject its connectivity, but Squid successfully stitch diverse concepts into one brooding work Read more »

A woman escaping an abusive relationship finds herself caught between reality and the supernatural in this atmospheric debut from Jenna Clake Read more »

Christine and the Queens’ immersive fourth studio album balances sinister and sweet sensibilities, remaining remarkably cohesive throughout Read more »

Interpol are as polished as they come these days, but struggle to reconcile post-punk intensity with a mature rock foundation Read more »