In the last few days of summer, The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon released his 13th album, the stunning Rainy Sunday Afternoon —just when his fans needed his sage, witty, and heartfelt perspective the ...

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The Divine Comedy (the orchestral-pop project of Northern Irish singer/songwriter/composer Neil Hannon) is releasing a new album, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, on September 19. Now he has shared its second ...

The 30 th band anniversary – which has also been marked with the release of a box set that I think I’m obliged to describe as “lavish” – is a bit of a swizz, in that the 1990 iteration of the band ...

The songs are all elegant and cerebral, frequently wandering into a music hall-esque, light opera. Taking in subjects like the loss of his dad, bit by bit, to dementia; stupid arguments with his wife; ...

Say goodbye to summer and hello to another good week of new releases. This time I review Nine Inch Nails‘ soundtrack for Tron: Ares, plus new albums from Nation of Language, Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden & ...

“I’m not known for my wild emotion,” jokes Neil Hannon, sitting in the Paddington Hotel in London. It’s one stop on the “madcap jet set life” Hannon has been leading, on his way to Spain following the ...

The Divine Comedy brought witty lyricism, elegant musical arrangements and arch humour to the 1990s, with hits including Something for the Weekend, Becoming More like Alfie, Everybody Knows (Except ...