Alexis Petridis
Alexis Petridis is the Guardian's head rock and pop critic
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4 out of 5 stars.Alexis Petridis's album of the weekAsake: Work of Art review – Nigerian star’s brilliance means every track could be a singleLess than a year after his debut album, the Afrobeats star’s unstoppable rise continues with another summery melange of fuji, dancehall, deep house and Dire Straits
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4 out of 5 stars.
Bruce Springsteen review – after half a century, still having the time of his life
4 out of 5 stars.Springsteen and the E Street Band feel like a bar band that can’t believe their luck to be playing a stadium – and the enthusiasm is infectious -
The 1983 LP introduced a generation to hip-hop and mashed up style – but by not crediting Black musicians, it was also cultural appropriation. Producer Trevor Horn recalls its creation
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As they return with their first new music since 2015, we rate the best of a band who ponder heartache, London, fame and more – and used Britpop to contemplate Britishness
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4 out of 5 stars.Alexis Petridis's album of the weekWater From Your Eyes: Everyone’s Crushed review – style-hopping indie duo find focus in chaosAcross seven years and several albums this band has been evolving its scattershot sonic collage, and here it feels like they’ve finally found their sound
The Weeknd review – spectacular voyage through post-apocalyptic pop
4 out of 5 stars.