Music

In 2006, the theorist of ‘hauntology’ and sound-artist walked across the Suffolk coastline – Adam Harper follows in their footsteps, sifting through encrusted layers of history

The UK rapper wore a stab-proof vest designed by the elusive street artist during his historic performance

As an exhibition of smiley memorabilia curated by Fatboy Slim opens, a timeline of the omnipresent symbol and pop-cultural icon 

The video for Swift’s LGBTQ+ anthem is erected on the stereotype of the redneck homophobe

After gaining UNESCO protected status, acknowledgement of the influential music genre is long overdue 

Experimental producer Matthew Herbert’s enigmatic album trawls a nation’s fault-lines and finds its messy symbolism

Ian F. Martin traces the life and career of the pioneering Japanese musician, on the 50th anniversary of his first record

With wit and gumption, the late artist broke with institutional proprietaries and pedigree to rethink art’s place in its community

The first ENTOPIA release showcases the music of Kuro,a film by experimental pop musician Tujiko Noriko and graphic artist Joji Koyama

Despite a soaring performance at the Dallas Museum of Art, the self-taught artist is still too often treated as an outsider

From Matmos to Grimes, a new wave of music is critically engaging with environmental politics – but what does it sound like?

The genre’s relationship with the church is as complex as it is inevitable

‘This is a story about intellectual openings, the wiring of politics into culture and a cohort of writers gloriously convinced of the world-historical importance of music’

Recent R&B albums by Kelela, Lafawndah, serpentwithfeet and Solange tune to newly radiant blues

The visual companion to ‘When I Get Home’ features choreographed dances, DeLoreans, and animations by artists Robert Pruitt and Jacolby Satterwhite

A musician with a rare ability to write both great pop songs and deeply experimental and melancholy music

Gucci and Frieze present the fourth film in the Second Summer of Love series, exploring Detroit and Berlin techno

MATCHESFASHION.COM invite Liz Goldwyn, Miranda July, Dr. Woo and more to 5 Carlos Place

‘It would be easy to cry to this tune, but difficult to dance to it’

‘Your songs are always full of colour and samples, beats and melodies, dizzying rhythms and more melodies still’