The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes

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

Film: David Jenkins
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’.

Books: Anne Meadows
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.

Podcasts: Pete Naughton
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.

Music: Baylen Leonard
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.

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

Live music: Sunflower Bean
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…

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

Live music: Julia Jacklin
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.

Live music: Vök
We meet Vök, the new kids on the electro block who are bringing some Icelandic cool to Midori House as they play their new single “Waiting” and tracks from their past two EPs.