
Steve Wright
Recent articles by Steve Wright
Ten of the best farewell albums
From The Beatles’ bittersweet farewell to Nirvana’s raw swan song, these remarkable final albums prove some artists save their boldest work for last
Rush albums ranked: all 19 studio LPs, from worst to best
From hard rock roots to progressive masterpieces, Rush’s studio albums chart a thrilling journey of evolution and brilliance. We've ranked 'em all
Today at the BBC Proms: it's The Traitors!
Tonight the BBC Proms is filled with the suspenseful soundworld of The Traitors
Today at the BBC Proms: one of the most iconic beginnings in all of music
Today at the BBC Proms, it's one of music's most powerful and unforgettable works... along with two colourful depictions of travel to exotic lands
The 1980s were bold, brash... and unforgettable. Here's the greatest album of every '80s year
From synth-pop to stadium rock, post-punk to art pop, here are the defining albums that shaped each unforgettable year of the 1980s
Today at the BBC Proms: a radiant, passionate Romantic masterpiece
Today's BBC Proms concert features one of the best loved works in the repertoire... plus a new piece inspired by an African folk tale where brain outwits brawn
Today at the BBC Proms: the most remarkable musician you’ve (probably) never heard of
It's French night at the BBC Proms - which means we hear from one of classical music's most intriguing talents
Fifteen astonishing musicians we lost far too soon
From Robert Johnson to Nick Drake: 15 brilliant musicians gone too soon—tragic losses that shaped music history and left us wondering what could have been
Today at the Proms: it's the original Gothic symphony
Today at the BBC Proms we get a performance of one of classical music's most darkly dramatic, surreal and sinister masterpieces
Greatest spiritual jazz albums: 15 transcendent masterpieces, ranked
Journey beyond genre with these transcendent, soul-stirring albums that define the cosmic, meditative heart of spiritual jazz.
Today's spooky BBC Proms concert features a tribute to our greatest ghost story writer
Today at the BBC Proms, it's Mahler's eeriest work - plus a brand new piece inspired by the ghost stories of the incomparable M.R. James
Today at the BBC Proms: a truly unique pianist who's defied all the odds
Tonight's BBC Proms concert features a pianist who's conquered adversity - plus one of the 20th century's most gripping works
Ranked: the 15 albums that made 1973 Peak Prog Rock
From Mellotrons to mind-expanding epics, these 15 albums show why 1973 was prog rock’s boldest, brightest, most adventurous year
Today at the BBC Proms: it's Samara Joy!
Acclaimed jazz vocalist Samara Joy lights up the BBC Proms tonight, singing songs from the Great American Songbook and more
1970s classics: 11 underrated albums from the LP's golden decade
Discover 20 hidden gems from the 1970s—forgotten classics that reveal the decade’s richest, weirdest, and most beautiful musical surprises
First Night of the Proms 2025: your complete guide to this year's Proms curtain raiser
The 2025 Proms are almost upon us, with eight weeks of captivating performances at the Royal Albert Hall and venues around the country. And they kick off in style with the First Night of the Proms...
So, here we have 11 very cute pictures of musicians and their adored pets
There's a long and frankly very cute story to be told about the strong bonds forged between musicians and their pets. Here are some of the most life-affirming musician-pet combos
Ranked: the 15 greatest psychedelic albums of all time
Step into a kaleidoscopic soundworld, as we rank the 15 most mind-expanding psychedelic rock albums ever recorded
Out now: our August issue, featuring The Beatles, Nicola Benedetti... and overrated composers (prepare for a shock)
Our August issue features musicians enthusing about The Beatles, and other musicians pointing the finger at composers they feel are overrated
Epic, emotional, essential: the 6 Mahler works you must hear
We name the very best pieces of music written by the symphony's great synthesist Mahler
Seven incredible British bands who failed to crack America
Some British bands found a vast new fanbase Stateside, while other seminal acts failed to crack America. What gives?
Fleetwood Mac albums ranked: the wild journey of rock’s most dramatic band
Fleetwood Mac’s shape-shifting legacy spans blues, pop and rock classics—here’s how their eclectic albums stack up, from worst to best
Why Samara Joy might be the future of jazz
Samara Joy is the velvet-voiced jazz star bringing timeless jazz standards to new audience — and winning Grammys while doing it
BBC Proms 2025 listings: your day-by-day guide to the world's biggest classical music festival
Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 BBC Proms, featuring a jam-packed selection of classical music's best-loved performers and composers