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Katie Toms

Katie Toms writes about music, books, theatre and art among other things, mainly for the Observer where she worked for two years. She also writes about gender.

August 2010

July 2010

June 2010

May 2010

  • Stornoway: Beachcomber's Windowsill

    The Oxford band's long-awaited debut is packed with sunny songs that have an emotional depth

April 2010

March 2010

  • Glee: The Music, Season 1, Volume 2

    Feel no shame in indulging in the surprisingly good soundtrack, writes Katie Toms

February 2010

  • Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back

    Peter Gabriel's album of covers is enjoyable, but breaks little new ground, writes Katie Toms

January 2010

  • Florence Rawlings: A Fool in Love

  • Laura Veirs: July Flame

December 2009

  • The Heavy: The House That Dirt Built

    The Heavy go genre-hopping on their second album, with blistering results, writes Katie Toms
  • Laura Gibson: Beasts of Seasons

    The former session singer graduates to solo stardom with a beguiling folk debut, writes Katie Toms

    • Josephine Foster: Graphic as a Star

    • Limey Gumshoe by Will Randall

    • Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki

October 2009

  • Seasick Steve: Man From Another Time

    He may be a pensioner now, but Seasick Steve still has plenty to sing about

September 2009

  • A Blessed Child by Linn Ullmann

    In simple prose, Ullmann captures the childish mix of naivety and cruelty in a tale akin to Lord of the Flies, says Katie Toms

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