Plus: how a cold war tour inspired Pakistan's jazz scene
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Picks of the week
Sparks, still flying in their 70s
‘We have a hostility to being boring’ / Sparks, still flying in their 70s
Their Adam Driver musical sent Cannes into raptures and Edgar Wright has made an all-star documentary about them. The Mael brothers explain why they’ll always be hopelessly in love with pop
Stevie, Gladys, Nina / Summer of Soul uncovers a festival greater than Woodstock
Clairo / This industry drains young women until they’re not youthful any more
‘There is no fear’ / How a cold-war tour inspired Pakistan’s progressive jazz scene
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week / Jackson Browne: Downhill from Everywhere – voice of the boomers faces his mortality
Jackson Browne: Downhill from Everywhere – voice of the boomers faces his mortality
U-Roy / Solid Gold U-Roy review – a reggae icon at the top of his game
Tones and I / Welcome to the Madhouse – a disappointing pastiche of pop trends
Jazz album of the month / Journeys in Modern Jazz: Britain 1965-1972 – a pivotal period
Spotlight
The music industry’s white dominance is holding back black female artists
Opinion / The music industry’s white dominance is holding back black female artists
VV Brown
Black musicians’ careers are in the hands of people who package it through a white gaze, says musician VV Brown
Classical
Beethoven / The Piano Concertos – few pianists convey the sense of wholeness more satisfyingly
The Piano Concertos – few pianists convey the sense of wholeness more satisfyingly
Dancing With Apollo / Beauty and insights as festival turns to classical mythology
Beauty and insights as festival turns to classical mythology
The Return of Ulysses / Tenderness and thuggery plus a touch of the Pythons
Tenderness and thuggery plus a touch of the Pythons
The Cunning Little Vixen / Small scale but big impact for warm and witty staging
Small scale but big impact for warm and witty staging
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This week's new tracks / Self Esteem, Sigala, Soccer Mommy
Self Esteem, Sigala, Soccer Mommy
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