Aimee Mann plays to an illusory type on "Mental Illness," a serene album of delicate, mournful songs with characters walking off cliffs, stuck in holes and escaping to amusement parks. Aiming to...

On Friday 21 April the Malta Concert Orchestra will be performing its inaugural concert at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta. The concert, entitled Suċċessi Maltin, will see the participation of...

James Mercer takes the helm on "Heartworms," producing The Shins' fifth album and shaping the band's style and identity as much as ever. Mercer creates a diverse set of tunes which remain...

Laura Marling takes a giant step on "Semper Femina," nine exceptional songs of vulnerability, bursting with femininity and passion. Skillfully produced with great sympathy by Blake Mills (Alabama...

Rodney Crowell was headlining a music festival recently, speaking from the stage to a large, admiring audience, when he confessed with a chuckle that songwriter's block sometimes lasts a decade or...

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Don't believe the title of Ed Sheeran's new album. He doesn't want to divide. His math this time is all about compiling, accumulating. On "Divide," the British singer-songwriter shoots out a...

Colin Hay's pop skills get a Nashville customization on "Fierce Mercy," a frequently introspective album that ranks among the best by the former Men at Work front man. Hay's songwriting elegance...

The audience at Our Lady of Victory Church in Valletta was regaled with a dazzling classical guitar recital by the Franco-Israeli classical guitarist Liat Cohen, a rare treat by a musician rightly...

A press statement issued by the Malta Tourism Authority states that for the eleventh successive year, the Isle of MTV Malta special will be taking place at The Granaries in Floriana on 27...