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  • Why Lorde's Pure Heroine is the one album you should listen to this week - video

    Alexis Petridis recommends the debut of the 16-year-old New Zealand singer-songwriter Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor

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  • L'Enfant Prodigue/Francesca di Foix – review

    3 out of 5
    5 Nov 2013:

    Both the Debussy and Donizetti performances looked equally slick but the latter had more dramatic life, writes Andrew Clements

  • The Damnation of Faust – review

    3 out of 5
    5 Nov 2013:

    The second part of Gergiev's Berlioz series failed to capture the drama and imaginative power of the composer's take on Goethe, writes George Hall

  • Mark Lanegan – review

    4 out of 5
    5 Nov 2013:

    Lanegan's barbed-wire baritone sounds richer than ever – and you can also tell he's enjoying himself, writes Graeme Virtue

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    Calling an album ArtPop probably speaks volumes about the vacuousness of it all. She might as well just have gone all out and called it, "Oooo look at me, and how weird I look, and how weird and cutting edge my music is".
    EvilDave
    commenting on Lady Gaga: 10 things we learned from hearing ARTPOP
    • Jake Bugg: 'You never forget where you're from'

      At only 19, singer-songwriter Jake Bugg is a phenomenon. He's topped the charts with his inner-city blues, dated Cara Delevingne, and even found himself compared to Bob Dylan. Craig McLean spends a week on tour with the Nottingham lad as he meets his passionate fans – and avoids the police
    • Is the pop album dead?

      Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Elton John have been hit by dramatic US sales slump. Are albums on the way out?
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      There are loads of ways to get involved with the Guardian Music site, from writing reviews to recommending songs for playlists. Find out where to start here

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