This month, the music world lost one of its greatest icons. Brian Wilson elevated pop music to such extraordinary heights that no one has ever truly matched him—yet everyone has benefited from the path he paved. And while we mourn his passing, we remember that music lingers long after the last note. These sounds remain…
Whether it’s artists, filmmakers, gallerists, musicians, chefs, or authors, Something Curated is always aiming to bring you illuminating and often-times wide-ranging conversations with those at the cutting edge of the arts and culture. Here’s a selection of our favourites from 2025 so far. And we can promise you can look forward to many more to…
Music is at the centre of Gregor Hildebrandt’s practice, present even when inaudible. For over two decades, the Berlin-based artist has translated the emotional and ephemeral qualities of music into sculptures and paintings, charging them with a resonance that speaks to nostalgia, loss, and the persistence of cultural memory. On the occasion of his new…
May doesn’t whisper – it strikes a chord. As spring pushes everything into bloom, music answers with urgency, depth and friction. Albums turn inward, festivals reimagine space and protests echo through the industry. It’s not just a month of releases – it’s a season of resistance, ritual and reinvention. And since last month, the pulse…
As we saw in the March edition, not everything in music has to be loud to make noise. This month, quiet comebacks, slow-burn masterpieces, and stubbornly independent spaces spoke volumes. From the understated genius of Momus to the return of Tortoise, the sonic worldbuilding of Charif Megarbane and the reawakening of a modern classic by…
Out on 9 April, the London-based harpist and singer-songwriter Xiaoqiao emerges with her anticipated debut, Weltschmerz, a reverie of memory and introspection. Layering celestial harp melodies and spectral harmonies, her work draws from ancient philosophy and contemporary sonics alike. The project’s lead single, Lethe, unfurls as a hypnotic lament, meditating on oblivion, accompanied by a…
Artificial intelligence is intimidating, nobody plays instruments anymore, and no one can create an art project bringing together different creative languages. Fortunately, this month there were some alternative responses to these trends: Over a thousand artists took a stand against the British government’s planned changes to copyright law, Panda Bear is back (he sure knows…
“I love objects and I like to collect,” the artist Rahill Jamalifard tells me early on in our video call one cold January afternoon this year. For decades, first in Manhattan and more recently at the home she shares with her partner in New Lebanon, upstate New York, Rahill has been accumulating records, books, t-shirts,…