ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Rainy Sunday Afternoon by The Divine Comedy (October 2025)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

Tracklist: Achilles; The Last Time I Saw The Old Man; The Man Who Turned Into A Chair; I Want You; Rainy Sunday Afternoon; All The Pretty Lights; Down The Rabbit Hole; Mar-a-Lago By The Sea; The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter; Can’t Let Go; Invisible Thread

The loss of a parent is a universal experience but not 1 which pop music usually troubles itself with.

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FILM REVIEW: Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet with music by Neil Hannon

By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon contributes half a dozen or so original songs to this musical providing an origin story for Roald Dahl’s chocolate factory owner Willy Wonka.

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