Selected essays and criticism
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The lost recordings of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are testament to the enduring power of the qawwali singer
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Postcard as placeholder
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Arctic Monkeys - 'The Car'
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Sex stories, purgatory and Adele’s tears: the album skit is back
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Tyler, the Creator - 'Call Me If You Get Lost'
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M.I.A.'s attempt to decolonise pop
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Dialled In was more than a South Asian festival – it was history and home
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A love letter to Metronomy's The English Riviera, 10 years on
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How Destiny's Child gave me my first taste of confidence
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In a uniquely lonely year, TV was my most reliable friend
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Will the UK ever love foreign-language pop?
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How Diwali has helped me find home in unfamiliar places