Rest is a luxury. Or at least that’s what it seems to be. The way these days it’s quantified and sold back to you. You buy a watch or a ring or a gadget that promises to tell you how well you slept last night, by what hour you should be in bed, how active you were....

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Raye is the 35th winner of the Mercury Prize, which was established to recognise albums that push the boundaries of music Raye has won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her show-stopping second album This Music May Contain Hope. A pop record...

Danielle Ponder, the Rochester-born, Atlanta-rooted singer-songwriter with one of the most commanding voices in music, announces her sophomore album, Everything Has Changed, out October 9th via Dead Oceans — her label debut, released in partnership with Phoebe...

BBC 6Music radio presenter, DJ and Future Bounce label head, Jamz Supernova presents a new compilation Dance Around The World on Mr Bongo. An evolution of her radio show, event series and Bandcamp community under the same name, this compilation plots a globe-spanning...

Released on UK label Mr Bongo and College of Knowledge in Australia and New Zealand, Triumph & Sadness is her most profound album yet - a powerful and unique record inspired by a classic sweet soul sound and rooted in the contemporary moment. Reaching out with...

On its major-label debut, the industrial-dance duo embraces brighter tones and wider vistas, but traces of the group’s claustrophobic murk remain. Boy Harsher's 2026 album GET MEAN holds an impressive  Mftasscore of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic, reflecting strong and...