Monocle 24: The Monocle Arts Review

Andrew Mueller and ‘The Quietus’ editor Luke Turner discuss the latest single by Ibibio Sound Machine, the new album by ex-Pipette Rose Elinor Dougall and a collaboration between Shackleton and spoken-word artist Vengeance Tenfold.

We head to New York, London and Bonn for this week’s must-see art shows with art critic and curator Francesca Gavin.

As awards season heats up we get to grips with three well-received films: Jackie Kennedy biopic ‘Jackie’, family drama ‘Lion’ and psychological horror ‘Split’.

In light of this week’s presidential inauguration in the US we discuss Jane Mayer’s book ‘Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right’. Plus: we leaf through the latest by Pulitzer prize winner Michael Chabon and Gareth Russell’s book on the history of Catherine Howard, wife of Henry VIII.

Matt Wolf, theatre critic for ‘The International New York Times’, reviews plays in London and New York, including ‘Othello’, ‘The Front Page’, ‘The Kite Runner’, ‘Promises Promises’ and ‘Wish List’.

Will Hodgkinson and Robert Bound discuss the latest albums by The Flaming Lips and Courtney Marie Andrews, and a new collaboration between Matthew E White and Flo Morrissey.

We round up the art scene in Washington with a trip to Hemphill Fine Arts, The National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

‘La La Land’ just won big at the Golden Globes and hits UK cinemas this week. Karen Krizanovich is in the studio to discuss the appeal of the musical as well as new drama ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and quaint French comedy ‘Irreplaceable’.

We discuss three crime novels released this week by new British writers: Emma Flint's 'Little Deaths', Joseph Knox's 'Sirens' and Ali Land's 'Good Me Bad Me'.

We look at what streaming services will be offering us in 2017. We also discuss the final season of ‘Girls’ and a new documentary about the late Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher called ‘Bright Lights’.

We preview upcoming album releases by The XX, Julie Byrne and Priests with music journalist Laura Snapes.

We round up a trio of art shows in New York with Charlotte Burns, senior editor at Art Agency Partners at Sotheby's.

We take a look at the week’s film releases, including ‘A Monster Calls’ and ‘Endless Poetry’, as well as looking ahead to the upcoming drama ‘20th Century Women’.

Commissioning editor at Grant and Portobello, Anne Meadows takes us through her reading list for January, featuring the latest books by Yaa Gyasi, Ottessa Moshfegh and Emma Witt.

Pete Naughton of ‘The Telegraph’ sits down with Ben Rylan to discuss the direction of the podcast industry over the coming year and tell us what he’s been listening to recently.

We round up a few recent country releases by Yola Carter and Henry Senior Jr and look ahead to the forthcoming album by Worry Dolls with DJ and broadcaster Baylen Leonard.

Jane Morris, editor at large of ‘The Art Newspaper’, tells us about the art exhibitions that she’s looking forward to in 2017.

We welcome the best new band in the world: Sunflower Bean. Pretenders and The Cure. In one of our loudest ever Sessions at Midori House, Sunflower Bean play tracks from their brand new album ‘Human Ceremony’.

As London soul singer Jones releases her debut album ‘New Skin’, she comes to Midori House to perform a few tracks from it.

Julia Jacklin is our favourite singer to hail from the Blue Mountains in Australia. Her debut album ‘Don’t Let the Kids Win’ is an ode to growing up, as she tells Andrew Mueller.