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A host of fantastic films, awesome new albums and spectacular stage performances - they are all featured in our critics picks of the best of film, music and theatre.

Recreating the noises in her head, Annie Clark’s first fully self-produced album ranges across styles and emotions, and is her most direct yet

A host of fantastic films, awesome new albums and spectacular stage performances - they are all featured in our critics picks of the best of film, music and theatre.

Annie Clark’s first self-produced album sees singer-songwriter nod to the influence of David Bowie

Are we finally seeing the real Annie Clark? Replacing alter egos with raw immediacy, she delivers one of her best albums: restlessly inventive and packed with ideas

With album seven, Annie Clark has peeled away the layers of artifice to reveal her most unique identity yet: herself

St Vincent and Neil Young are among the artists releasing new music.

Annie Clark’s ever-morphing, visionary pop has won her consistent acclaim. She’s now inspiring young artists from The Last Dinner Party to Olivia Rodrigo