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      Lisa O’Neill’s striking mix of originals and interpretations echo singer-songwriter, alt-country and indie-rock traditions.
      CreditEllius Grace for The New York Times

      What’s Driving a Fresh Wave of Irish Music? Tradition.

      As Ireland reimagines itself, musicians including the singer Lisa O’Neill and the band Lankum are reimagining the island’s music with an ever-growing sense of pride.

       By Will Hermes

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      Everything but the Girl’s Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn in 1999, the year they put out “Temperamental.” The duo returns next month with its first album since that release, “Fuse.”
      CreditJuergen Teller

      Everything but the Girl Breaks a 24-Year Silence With a Bang

      Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s personal partnership has thrived since their duo’s last release. During the pandemic, they reconnected musically for “Fuse,” reclaiming the group’s modern melancholy.

       By Jon Pareles

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    Embracing her boyfriend, a blanket around them, she appeared on the cover of the ubiquitous soundtrack album of “Woodstock,” the 1970 documentary film about the music festival.

    By Alex Traub

     

  2. The Charts

    Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Is No. 1 for a Third Week

    The country star’s hit-stuffed streaming blockbuster is just shy of one million equivalent sales. U2 opens at No. 5 with an album of acoustic rerecordings.

    By Ben Sisario

     

  3. Lana Del Rey Talks Back to the Songbook

    Hear a companion to her sprawling new album, “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.”

     

  4. The Playlist

    Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro’s Love Trilogy, and 8 More New Songs

    Hear tracks from Meshell Ndegeocello, the Japanese House, Hannah Jadagu and others.

    By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz

     

  5. A Cellist Breaks Music Into ‘Fragments,’ Then Connects Them

    Alisa Weilerstein’s latest project is a series of staged solo recitals that weave Bach’s cello suites with newly commissioned works.

    By David Allen

     

  6. Myke Towers Is Seizing His Moment

    In just a few years, the rapper has become one of the most sought-after collaborators in Latin music. His new album, “La Vida Es Una,” surveys his many aesthetics.

    By Cat Cardenas

     

  7. Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81

    As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.

    By Neil Genzlinger

     

  8. ‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music

    Matthias Pintscher speaks about Boulez’s “Dérive 2,” which the composer’s old ensemble performs in New York this weekend.

    By David Allen

     

  9. The Inevitability of Ice Spice

    A conversation about the ubiquitous Bronx rapper’s rise, and her boosts from the meme universe.

     

  10. Critic’s Notebook

    For This Experimental Festival, Bring Your Swimsuit and Dancing Shoes

    The Borealis experimental music festival in Norway has become a space for lively exploration in a famously self-serious field.

    By Jennifer Gersten and David B. Torch