DAVID YEARSLEY is fascinated by the account of four composers who transformed their experiences of the second world war and the Holocaust into deeply moving works of art
EVERY so often you stumble across an artist so confident and clear-eyed that it’s obvious from the very first note they’re the real deal.
Such a one is Kirsty Bromley, whose Time Ashore (Kizzy Records) is so assured it’s hard to believe it’s her debut.
The young Sheffield native has a classic folk voice — pure and clear as a mountain stream — and is unafraid of putting it front and centre alongside her own considerable songwriting talents.
New releases from Kneecap, Sam Blasucci, and Juni Habel
BEN COWLES samples the many sonic and social therapies of Manchester Punk Festival 2026, and is ready again to smash capitalism
New releases from Ninebarrow, Amit Dattani, and Lonan
MARIA DUARTE cherishes the flashes of absurd humour and theme of community healing in a documentary set in a Soviet-era Black Sea sanatorium


