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The 20 best albums of 2025, from Rosalía’s Lux to Lily Allen’s West End Girl

THE COUNTDOWN: From the thrills and spills of Lily Allen’s ‘divorce album’ to dazzling pop debuts, introspective UK rap and country romps, Roisin O’Connor, Hannah Ewens and Ellie Muir reflect on the best in music 2025 had to offer

The Independent UK

"It’s a capitalist mentality and we’re all paying Taylor Swift": Billie Marten speaks out on the difficulties mid range artists are facing

"Everyone that’s hanging onto the artist is buying houses and having families and going on holiday. And the artists could never dream of doing that."

MusicRadar

Billie Marten on surviving the 'cesspit whirlwind of pop music'

The rising singer-songwriter has forged her own path with folk music that keeps taking her from strength to strength, away from the demands of the pop world

Evening Standard

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Billie Marten: ‘Mostly, artists are in financial ruin no matter how successful they appear to be’

INTERVIEW: As the contemporary folk singer releases her fifth studio album, ‘Dog Eared’, she sits down with Helen Coffey to discuss her bold new sound, the mourning for lost childhood, and why our broken music industry means we all wind up paying Taylor Swift in the end

The Independent UK

Billie Marten’s Dog Eared is a brilliant, soothing album with a sense of looming danger

5/5 The Yorkshire-born singer-songwriter changes her approach for a hypnotic new record

The Independent UK

The Guide #197: Your front-row pass to who the performers will be watching at Glastonbury

From punk trios to folk icons, performers share their Glastonbury picks – and it’s not who you might expect

The Guardian - UK

Elbow share video for brand new single, the motorik-driven Adriana Again

Manchester pop proggers Elbow will release a brand new EP in the coming months

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Elbow announce Summer 2025 live dates

Manchester pop proggers Elbow releaed their latest album Audio Vertigo last year

Louder

The 30 best albums of 2023, from Olivia Rodrigo to Lana Del Rey

Amid the chaos and confusion of the past 12 months, critics Mark Beaumont, Helen Brown, Annabel Nugent and Roisin O’Connor found plenty of comfort and solace in the year’s musical offerings

The Independent UK

Flyte at Koko Camden gig review: the London duo's homecoming gig was a joy to watch

The duo were back in London celebrating their 'dock leaf' of a new album

Evening Standard

Flyte review, ‘Flyte’: Heartbroken no more, the British duo return with a warm, intimate ode to love

Laura Marling and Billie Marten lend their voice

The Independent UK

Our weekend arts and culture picks, from Air to Beef

All the cultural highlights for Easter weekend

The Independent UK

Billie Marten, Drop Cherries review: Yorkshire musician is in love on this genuinely romantic album

After an uncharacteristic third record, Marten returns to folky naturalism

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