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Picks of the week
Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation
‘We just want to stop people being murdered’  
Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation
The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distraction
Friday at Glastonbury  
With CMAT, Lorde, Wet Leg, secret sets and more
‘I hate the arrangements!’  
Two Bruce superfans dissect Springsteen’s lavish lost albums box set
‘Poor management leads to fatal crushes’  
How Glastonbury and others are dealing with big crowds
Film & Music reader interview  
PP Arnold on her star-studded life in music: ‘Peter Gabriel and I used to hang upside down in gravity boots’
‘We thought hippies would throw mud at us’  
Billy Bragg, Kate Nash and other stars on their Glastonbury debuts
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week  
Lorde: Virgin – chaos, carnality and compulsions meet cataclysmic choruses
Lorde: Virgin – chaos, carnality and compulsions meet cataclysmic choruses
Jazz album of the month  
Joshua Redman: Words Fall Short – improviser’s playful delight in music-making never ceases
BC Camplight  
A Sober Conversation – an eccentric rock opera confronting childhood abuse
 

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Inside King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s historic EU tour
‘We have a high appetite for risk’  
Inside King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s historic EU tour
Residencies in storied venues from a panopticon prison to an ancient amphitheatre gave an appropriate backdrop to the Australian band’s existential new record
Classical
Majestic, rigorous and sheer fun  
The best of Alfred Brendel’s recordings
The best of Alfred Brendel’s recordings
Album review  
La Mer: French Piano Trios – expansive, beguiling and unexpected
La Mer: French Piano Trios – expansive, beguiling and unexpected
Album review  
Berlioz and Ravel – his orchestra is responsive to Mäkelä’s every move
Berlioz and Ravel – his orchestra is responsive to Mäkelä’s every move
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