Go backstage with The Music and receive FREE:

  • Exclusive members-only editorial, charts
  • Our subscriber-only newsletter
  • Members only competitions to win tickets, experiences and more
  • Access to our street press archives
  • First access to our exclusive limited edition vinyl variants

Thank you for being a part of our community! Enter your email address as verification and you'll be taken backstage right away.

Please ensure that you provide a valid email address.

Album Review: Dada Ono - Granny Loves Smith

Christopher H James
StarStarStarHalf Star

"Ranger appears to have a deep well of talent to draw on."

More Dada Ono Dada Ono Profile

There's an element of The Go-Betweens in Dada Ono's finely crafted songs.

Dada Ono continues to revolve around the aptitudes of singer/writer/multi-instrumentalist Nik Ranger, whose evocative electric violin adds a cutting edge to their sound. There's plenty of dreamy alternative-pop here, but the spikey drama of Don't Wanna Spend My Money is a good countermeasure, confirming that Ranger appears to have a deep well of talent to draw on.