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Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?

The podcaster’s third sequin-festooned album in a row is her most retro, with its slightly cringe moments balanced by unerring quality control and opulent arrangements

Karol G at Coachella review – electrifying set destined for festival’s hall of fame

With dazzling choreography and head-spinning set pieces, the Colombian star delivered a victorious statement of Latin pride

Justin Bieber at Coachella review – pop’s troubled prince mostly hits right notes in low-energy set

For a reportedly record-breaking amount of money, the increasingly reclusive star proves his voice is still golden in a headliner performance light on enthusiasm

The xx at Coachella review – indie trio reunites for spellbinding, rangy set

The English band’s first festival set in eight years hypnotized with their atmospheric dance sound

Tori Amos review – fans hang on every note of this dramatic deep dive into her back catalogue

The masterful performer previews her allegorical new album about the ‘fight for democracy over tyranny’ amid a set full of immaculate musicianship

Holly Humberstone: Cruel World review – Taylor Swift fave trades gothic melancholy for pop glow-up

The British singer-songwriter replaces introspection with euphoric choruses, 80s synths and even happy hardcore on her vivid second LP

Mahler Symphonies 1–9 album review – Bychkov’s set earns a place in a starry pantheon

Semyon Bychkov’s Mahler symphony cycle with the Czech Philharmonic is meticulous, imaginative and deserves to be placed alongside the very best sets

My New Band Believe review – beautiful ideas burst from ex-Black Midi man’s lovable debut album

Smoothing out the jump-cut chaos of his previous band, Cameron Picton brings entirely acoustic instrumentation to bear on these lovely, beguiling songs

Belle and Sebastian review – joyful anniversary tour makes debut album brighter than ever

On a tour playing Tigermilk and If You’re Feeling Sinister in full on alternate nights, Stuart Murdoch and co wittily reanimate their world of aesthetes and misfits

Suzi Quatro review – at 75, her signature scream is still thrilling

There is something eternally teenage about the trailblazing rocker, who can still deliver at her glam-era best – but her rambling reminiscences are a bit Alan Partridge

Pet Shop Boys review – no hits? No problem on first night of a masterful obscurities run

The era-defining duo’s ultras are suitably spoiled in the first of this intimate five-day run, showered with rarities that put a different spin on their well-known history

Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey

Imaginative interpretations of Funkadelic and Frank Ocean sit alongside starry collaborations and gorgeous instrumentals on the bassist’s brassy side project

Paul McCartney: Days We Left Behind review – this wistful, lovely song is as McCartney-esque as it’s possible to be

This nostalgic new single suggests a convincing mature style, without the unnecessary straining for relevance that marred some recent solo releases

Fcukers: Ö review – hyped Harry Styles-supporting NYC hedonists have the hooks to merit the hoopla

The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop

Robyn: Sexistential review – pop doyenne returns with emotional grenades and a new philosophy

After 2018’s meditative Honey, the Swedish star returns to her trademark skin-tingling electro bangers – but this time she’s unpicking her trademark fixation on romantic love

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  • Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review – timbral and emotional flexibility is in ample supply
  • Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review – timbral and emotional flexibility is in ample supply
  • Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review – timbral and emotional flexibility is in ample supply
  • Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review – timbral and emotional flexibility is in ample supply
  • Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review – timbral and emotional flexibility is in ample supply
  • Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review – timbral and emotional flexibility is in ample supply
  • Samuel Hasselhorn: Schubert Hoffnung review – timbral and emotional flexibility is in ample supply
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Jessie Ware: Superbloom review – Table Manners host dishes up more disco – but where are the bangers?
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times
  • Brodsky Quartet / William Barton review – two hemispheres meet in winning didgeridoo collaboration
  • Leeds Song festival review – from haiku to hauntings in evening that thinks outside the box
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