RPS Presents The Weekly Review

New albums from Arctic Monkeys, Taylor Swift, Dry Cleaning and Frankie Cosmos continue to vie for our attention, there's more French 2-Step and brand new bangers from Tove Lo, Tom Skinner and more.

Alfredo Lewin from Radio Horizonte, Chile, reviews the Road to Primavera opening concert of Primavera Sound Santiago de Chile 2022, featuring Cat Power, Jack White and Pixies. Plus:it's one of the biggest days of the year for music, with new albums from Arctic Monkeys, Taylor Swift and Dry Cleaning (not to mention Carly Rae Jepsen and Frankie Cosmos) and a new EP from Buri...

The author of "Pripyat", one of the most unique records of the year, comes to the studio to talk about her creative process and her interrupted tour with Animal Collective in Europe. David Camilleri warns us about solar storms and asks if we could live without access to all the information.

On today’s The Weekly Review we ponder who will win the chart battle between Taylor Swift and the Arctic Monkeys, review the new album from The 1975 and Mar tells us who is the MOST DIVORCED MAN ever.

Ben Cardew talks to Greg Dulli of legendary US band The Afghan Whigs ahead of their Barcelona gig, on October 23 at the Apolo. They discuss the band's new album How Do You Burn?, ask whether Greg will ever write an autobiography and ponder the art of crooning, among other things. Plus, there is new music from Alvvays, Dry Cleaning and Freddie Gibbs.

What do Aesop Rock, El-P and Boards Of Canada have to do with Xtina Aguilera and Mariah Carey? They all published phenomenal work in 2002. We listen back to some of the music that was released that year, including Interpol, Broken Social Scene and N.E.R.D. among others.

We get on the phone with the artist behind the dark-tinged project of danceable vibes, Black Crystals, to talk about his long-running career. We discuss the poor state of international touring, following the cancellation of Animal Collective's European tour, and the "temporary retirement" of Rigoberta Bandini.

Tomorrow is a holiday in Spain and we gear up to it with a lively selection of new music from Honey Dijon, Bicep, GAZZI, Men I Trust, Alvvays and Sault. Our album of the week is TSHA's Capricorn Sun and we have an old classic from Sinéad O'Connor.

The fall is upon us, and so are some of the latest releases of the week, including music from Autre Ne Veut, LCD Soundsystem, Thundercat, Broken Bells, Willow Smith, MIA, Fever Ray,  and TSHA who has made our album of the week.

This Friday on The Daily Review we bring you new music from Eden Samara, Rico Nasty, Yudi Saint X and Arctic Monkeys. Our UK Garage Friday banger is from Monsta Boy.

In this episode, Johann interviews the Madrid band Venturi, who are starting their autumn tour throughout Spain. David Camilleri comes to talk about things that happen, like fashion shows in Paris and horror movies like Smile.

Our album of the week is Björk’s deep-digging Fossora; Johann ponders whether it is a great time for dads in pop culture; Mar has the latest celeb news; and Marta Salicrú tells us about the Depeche Mode press conference as we look forward to Depeche at Primavera Sound 2023.

Ben Cardew returns for some Tuesday fresh thinking, with new music from Shygirl, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Desert, as well as a track from our album of the week, Björk's Fossora.

On this episode, Johann Wald pays tribute to the late great Pharoah Sanders, selecting only a pinch of his vast recorded legacy, reserving some space in the show for some contemporary examples of artists carrying the spiritual torch he left behind.

The Weekly Review welcomes American folk musician and singer-songwriter Tomberlin to the airwaves ahead of her Barcelona gig, to talk nature, New York and social media. Plus there is new music from Alvvays, Arctic Monkeys and BEAK>.

In this episode, Johann Wald and David Camilleri propose the experiment of commenting on various news items without preparation, as a professional exercise to test their communication skills by unraveling the case of NASA's Dart to deflect an asteroid, North American propaganda films like Top Gun, Baz Luhrmann's Maverick and Elvis and, to see if they get the hang of gossip ... the breakup of Laura...

We decide what breakfast Maya Hawke’s new album MOSS reminds us of; Johann gets far too into Top Gun and Mar brings us all the juice on the return of the Kardashians.

The Daily Review brings you new music from around the globe and all over the generic block, including tracks from Wet Leg, Amyl and the Sniffers, Floating Points, DJ Q, Tom Skinner and Alewya.

Ben Cardew brings a selection of new music to your Friday, including songs from Wet Leg, Sudan Archives and Hot Chip, as well as music that reminds him of Primavera LA. Our album of the week is Maya Hawke's MOSS and there is, of course, space for UK Garage Friday.

In this episode Johann Wald receives in the studio the young artist Pau Vehi, who records as PHOAC and will present his new single for FOEHN Records. In addition, David Camilleri brings out his weekly section of Cosas Que Pasan.

Ben is back from Los Angeles with a rabid bout of jetlag and news from Primavera LA; we examine the new album from Rina Sawayama, talk Björk and run a fine comb over the week’s celebrity nonsense.

On this episode Johann Wald delivers new music from Suede, italian glitch artist Herva, African genre-bending Hawa and Wau Wau Collectif. Ben Cadew also reports from the ground in Primavera Sound LA, talking about Stereolab, Chai, Fontaines DC, Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails, Georgia and more.

On this episode Johann Wald listens back to some of the acts who played Primavera Sound LA, like PinkPanthress, Shygirl, Special Interest or Drain Gang Archive and shares new music from some of the week's releases including Stranger Things' cast member Joe Keery's psych pop project Djo, Michelle Branch, Mura Masa, THUS LOVE and Nosaj Thing.

In this first episode in Spanish of La Weekly of Season 5, Johann Wald selects some recently released singles from artists such as Rosalía, Carlota Flaneur, Yung Prado, Nuria Graham, Alizzz, Paco Moreno, Judeline and Bikôkô, while preparing the table to receive his usual squire, David Camilleri to comment on the things that have happened this summer that still remain in memory.

We know what you did last summer. Or we know what WE did last summer, anyway, and we are going to be telling you all about it in a special summer recap edition of The Weekly Review. Topics include photo dumps, Arctic Monkeys and our album of the week: Oliver Sim’s anything but hideous Hideous Bastard.