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Neil McCormick
@neil_mccormick
Daily Telegraph music critic. Author of Killing Bono, #Zero. Ghostwriter of U2 by U2. Know all.
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Joined March 2009
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    Harry Styles audience sang every word of every song from an album that's only been out a week. I think they like him.
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    The rock reinvention of Niall Horan. We have a new headline courtesy of @NiallOfficial fans. But I think you have to click the link to see it.
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    Finally sorted my Louis Tomlinson interview, fixing AI-generated transcript of his (lovely) Doncaster accent. So ... Tarballs = tourbus Rate and come = writing camp To a VAZ = Two of Us Submit = something Door = daughter & "Place to buttons like" = "playlist of bands I like" 🤔
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    My Louis Tomlinson interview has been moved back to Wednesday publication. In the meantime, here's a summary of the keywords from the transcription ... "band, people, fucking, direction, song, doncaster, album, tour, feel, life, element, shit, artist, understand" 🤔
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    Much as I love @taylorswift13, can I just say that, from a personal point of view, she could have timed the release of her new album better. Had to drop everything & dash back from a Christmas shopping trip to review Evermore. Fans love surprise albums. Critics ... not so much.
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    Laying down my weary head after a long day. Thanks for all the encouragement from the @taylorswift13 posse (I mean, you win the prize for the most pleasant twitter fan base for sure) but you can rest assured , I didn't need any persuasion to like it. It's all good. Enjoy.
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    Very nice post bag today, including a signed @taylorswift13 album & a bottle of Brut from @DUALIPA. More bribery and corruption like this please. 😉
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    OK, for those asking - my Louis Tomlinson interview will be out on Tuesday. Until then, I leave you with these words of wisdom from the great man: "I sleep on the tarball, with all me bunder*" *bunder = band
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    Working on an interview. My transcription programme is struggling with the northern accent of Louis Tomlinson, churning out surrealist lines of cut up poetry. "If I go t' pub with me mates and we're havin' a drink" somehow turned into "If I go pulp remain some rabid dream."🤔
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    I'm not saying Harry Styles fans are short. But I'm 5'10". It's quite unusual for me to be able to see over everybody's heads at a gig.
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    They don't make it easy for critics to review major album releases these days. This one's had me up listening and writing all night. But at least @Beyonce's so called country album is a goddam masterpiece.
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    Why the 1975 are the band to beat in 2018 @the1975 telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-… via @TeleMusicNews
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    To all those losing their shit over Glastonbury Taylor Swift speculation. There is a secret special guest headlining Glasto virtual concert. Taylor was supposed to play in 2019. She was in UK for BRITS alongside Glasto stars Haim & Coldplay. She mentioned Glasto in her speech.🤔
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    At a football free #Glastonbury, England fans gathered around a TV reacting to Jude Bellingham's late goal with a round of Hey Jude.
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