Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams: Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart – Powerful and painfully honest

It is at times defiant, reflective, sentimental, angry and bruised, but Williams is still determined to make her case

Fri Jul 07 2023 - 06:30

Lucinda Williams: ‘I feared that I didn’t belong. It’s a feeling I’ve been trying to shake my entire life’

In her new memoir, the celebrated singer-songwriter writes about playing for tips and the record companies that did not understand her

Mon Apr 24 2023 - 05:30

The best Irish and international albums of 2020

The year of the pandemic produced outstanding, thoughtful music across all forms

Sat Dec 19 2020 - 06:00

Various Artists: Angel-Headed Hipster – Artists get it on for Marc Bolan

Kesha, Nick Cave, Peaches, Marc Almond among those covering classic T.Rex tunes

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 06:00

Lucinda Williams: Good Souls Better Angels review – The tonic the world needs

A restoring curative for a fearful world, which beautifully balances vitriol and solace

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 05:00

Golden years: 10 pop stars who made great music in their sixties and beyond

How much harder it is for a star to deliver records that matter when, like Madonna, they have passed their 60th birthday?

Mon Apr 22 2019 - 07:00

Mercury Rev: Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited review – Celebration of artistic bravery

Mercury Rev enlist Hope Sandoval, Norah Jones, Margo Price, Phoebe Bridgers for Bobbie Gentry tribute album

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00

Luluc: Sculptor review – Acclaimed indie duo tread water on third album

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 05:00

International Women’s Day playlist: From Aretha to Whitney

Songs to inspire and empower on International Women’s Day. Hear them roar

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 16:00

From The Horrors to The Breeders: the week’s best rock gigs

Plus: get back in black for the return of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and roll like J Cole

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00

Could these Malawian prisoners be in line for a Grammy?

Producer Ian Brennan undertook the Zomba Prison Project to give prisoners a voice and as an antidote to the corporatisation of music

Thu Feb 11 2016 - 06:00

Album of the Week: Lucinda Williams - The Ghosts of Highway 20

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 13:41

Lucinda Williams: ‘My stuff is so much more than country’

Recognition came late for the Americana musician, but when the accolades came they were big ones: Grammys and having a strand of marijuana named after her

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 06:00