Music
First guide to research on Telemann in any language. The Janacek Compendium Nigel Simeone 25 Covers all significant works by a composer who held a pre- eminent position in Moravian culture.
Cassell
Celebrating George Brian Aris 9th April, hb, eb, £40, 9781788406215
Collection of images spanning 20 years in the life of George Michael. A beautiful tribute to one of the most consummate performers the music world has seen.
Ariana Grande Emily Zemler 21st May, hb, eb, £20, 9781788406390
Defining, untold story of Grande’s artistic revolution, from musical theatre starlet to global pop icon.
Picturing Prince Steve Parke 5th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781788406611
Featuring a mix of never-seen-before and rare photographs alongside written vignettes about working at Paisley Park with him.
Chartwell Books
Taylor & Travis 26th March, pb, £7.99, 9780785849193
Celebrate the romance that has taken the pop world by storm. Seventy-five illustrations of the pop icon and football superstar duo to colour in.
Chiselbury
The Great Piano Makers Jeremy Nicholas 1st April, hb, eb, £35, 9781917837262
Authoritative journey through piano history, from Cristofori to Fazioli, marks out the brilliant inventors, craftsmen and visionaries behind the world’s greatest pianos and the music they made possible.
Circa Press
Mark Fisher Andrew Holmes 13th April, hb, £75, 9781911422488
Fisher was the creator of a new art form—the travelling rock show. This book details every
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major project and more than 100 of his extraordinary drawings.
Duke University Press
P FKN R Vanessa Diaz, Petra R Rivera-Rideau
24th February, pb, £20.99, 9781478033332
Demonstrates Bad Bunny’s place in infusing joy and protest into music, honouring many evolving forms of daily resistance to oppression and colonialism that are part of Puerto Rican life.
Elliott & Thompson
There Is Sweet Music Here Julia Boyd
21st May, hb, eb, £30, 9781783969463
Surprising story of London’s most cherished concert hall and its cast of extraordinary characters.
Epic Ink Books
Lana Del Rey Selena Fragassi 30th April, vol 3, hb, £14.99, 9781577156802
Comprehensive biography of an enigmatic pop sensation.
Equinox
Cool Heat James Gavin 1st March, hb, eb, £30, 9781800503090
Anite O’Day, one of the great characters and innovators in jazz history, is at the centre of this book which draws on previously unpublished material.
Faber & Faber
We Were Here Stephanie Phillips 21st May, hb, eb, £20, 9780571381104
A reclamation of rock’n’roll for the Black artists who tore up and rewrote its rules, written by music journalist and diehard alternative music superfan Phillips.
No New York Adele Bertei 26th March, hb, eb, £20, 9780571386154
Intimate look into New York’s revolutionary No Wave art and music scene and the women who shaped it, by one of its key progenitors.
Nobody Broke Your Heart Jamie Fisher 4th June, hb, eb, £20, 9780571387564
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Biography of American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith offers a compelling narrative of his short life, written from unparalleled access to those closest to him.
Gemini Gift
Queens of R&B Kiana Fitzgerald 12th February, hb, £15, 9781786752000
Vibrant look full of joy at the evolution of R&B music, told through the stories of 10 female stars.
Greenfinch
Country Music Forever Lauren Black 16th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529450125
Illustrated collection of the people, the phrases, the fashion and the songs that define the world’s best-loved music genre.
Hardie Grant Explore
The Unofficial Taylor Swift Eras Tour Map 24th February, sheetmap, £14.99, 9781741179583
Whimsical celebration of Swift’s tour, plotting every city, every detail, every moment.
HarperCollins
Travelling Ann Powers 12th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008210809
Celebrated critic explores the paradox of Joni Mitchell, at once elusive and inviting, through her myriad journeys.
1996
Dominic Mohan 23rd April, hb, eb, £20, 9780008767136
From Kurt Cobain’s death to the birth of Britpop 1996 revisits the decade when pop culture exploded and Britain reclaimed its title as the artistic centre of the world.
Both Sides Now Johnnie Walker, Tiggy Walker
18th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008770068
The story of a DJ by the woman who knew him best. This is an honest, deeply personal portrait of love and loss.
Headline
Far Above the World Paul Morley 2nd July, pb, £12.99, 9781472289483
Documents David Bowie, one of the UK’s
greatest creative artists, through a spectacular journey of a man who constantly reinvented himself and his music.
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You Neko Case
12th March, pb, £14.99, 9781472293442
Portrait of an extra- ordinary life reflects on the way art, music and nature helped Case on a journey to become a Grammy- nominated artist.
Indiana University Press
Speaking Bach Stanley Ritchie 2nd June, pb, £26.99, 9780253075123
World-renowned violinist, teacher and advocate for historically informed performance of early music, Ritchie has developed a definitive performer’s guide to comprehending and performing JS Bach’s musical language.
Jawbone
Standing on the Edge Robert Margouleff, Jim Reilly
16th February, pb, £16.95, 9781916829282
Inside story of a record producer and synthesizer pioneer who travelled uncharted waters to help create some of a generation’s most important and influential music.
Space Age Batchelor Pad Music Ben Cardew
20th March, pb, £16.95, 9781916829329
The first book to examine the career of Stereolab, one of the world’s most elusive cult bands, using 20 songs to plot a path through their story.
Liveright
A New Philosophy of Opera Yuval Sharon
7th April, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781324097808
From “the most imaginative director in the US” (the New York Times) comes this generational work with its vision for transforming opera into a cultural powerhouse.
Liverpool University Press
Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century Monique Charles (ed), Mary W Gani
Manchester Must Dance Mike Pickering, Paul Morley
14th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781526190567
Epic memoir of Pickering’s five decades in the music industry, which saw him DJing at the world-famous Hacienda.
Punk Rock Ruined My Life John Robb 12th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781526191786
Robb looks back on a life lived through and for music.
Motorbooks
Gallagher’s Guitars Eleanor Jane Parsons, Julien Bitoun
19th March, hb, £60, 9780760398487
An intimate look at the instruments of one of
28th May, pb, eb, £29.99, 9781805966371
Exploring the social, cultural and political aspects.
Chorus Carlos Garrido Castellano 28th March, hb, eb, £115, 9781805967552
Engages with Cádiz carnival as a vibrant platform where democracy is redefined, updated and materialised.
Manchester University Press
Out of the Depths Joseph Toltz, Anna Boucher
14th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781526165671
Historic collection of songs composed by Jewish victims of the Holocaust is being made available for the first time, complete with introductory essays and biographies of the composers.
Policing the Beats Lambros Fatsis 3rd March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781526171412
Exposes the long history of policing Black music, from the era of colonial slavery to the present day.
the most electrifying guitarists and performers of the rock era, Rory Gallagher.
Kiss ’76 Martin Popoff 12th February, hb, £28, 9780760398845
Photo-filled look back at the year Kiss became rock legends.
Series
The Great Albums hb, 9780760399 Authoritative explorations of rock’s most revered records, beautifully packaged for fans to treasure. Rush and 2112 Daniel Bukszpan 12th March, £35, 231 Run-DMC and Raising Hell JayQuan 30th April, £38, 781
Mudlark
Rock Goes to College Paul Sexton 4th June, hb, eb, £25, 9780008722418
Raucous ride of a book, crammed with stories of the beginnings of some of the most famous acts on the planet.
Notting Hill Editions
Music Lessons Stephen Johnson 16th June, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781912559879
From the author of How Shostakovich Changed My Mind comes a book about the cathartic power of music.
OH Series
The Little Guides hb, £6.99, 978103543 Teenage Dreamer: The Little Guide to
Olivia Rodrigo 4th June, 3599 Edgy, bold and rebellious, standout quotes and milestones reveal the authentic voice behind the star. The Little Guide to Dolly’s Wisdom 2nd July, 3605 Step into the world of Dolly Parton, the queen of country. I Don’t Care: The Little Guide to Charli XCX 5th March, 6521 Packed with unapologetic attitude, this bold celebration charts the rise of a true music trailblazer. My Voice Will Go On: The Little Guide to Celine Dion 5th March, 6538
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