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Attracting travellers from around the globe, the best music festivals of 2025 offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences for every taste.

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From feats of graphic-design genius to inventively staged portraits, the best album covers of 2024 complete artistic statements of intent.

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Its songs are a mix of singles, B-sides and radio session tracks, but The Smiths’ ‘Hatful Of Hollow’ album deserves its exalted reputation.

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Evidence of Damon Albarn’s development as a songwriter, End Of A Century was as musically ambitious as it was lyrically arresting.

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Though a product of their homeland, the best British bands have had a global impact that’s shaped the course of music history.

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From waves of neo-psychedelia to lashings of pop-punk ire, the best albums of 2024 prove this year has been packed with watershed moments.

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Think learning’s for nerds? These best songs about school will teach you a thing or two about scoring top marks in rock’n’roll rebellion.

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Brief, brash and beautifully-executed, William, It Was Really Nothing is a glorious Smiths single that still holds up today.

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From blasts of garage-rock nostalgia to the dizzy rush of psychedelic alt-pop, keep your ears open for the albums to look out for in 2024.

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Anthemic and outspoken, The Smiths’ 1986 single Panic took a scathing look at the world and said plenty to fans about their lives.

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