Erasure review – a heady cocktail of corsets and classics
On the opening night of their first post-pandemic tour, the British synth-pop duo proved they haven’t lost their essence
Public Service Broadcasting: Bright Magic review – mood music, from Weimar to Bowie
Berlin is the inspiration for the band’s inventive if melancholy fourth album
Park Hye Jin: Before I Die review – forthright to a fault
Bedroom-dreamy and in-your-face all at once, the young rapper-producer’s debut album is a bit of a puzzle
Low: Hey What review – a magnificent redefinition of rock music
The veteran group continue the scorched digital manipulations of 2018 masterpiece Double Negative, but their vocals are left pristine and beautiful
Bendik Giske: Cracks review – cleverly deconstructed sax
The Norwegian musician mics the whole studio, influenced by everything from techno to queer theory, on his hypnotic second album
Ngaiire: 3 review – radiant and rich third album meets the artist on her own terms
Tying electronic pop with older traditions, Ngaiire’s new release is bright, alive and soulful, reaching back to her roots as it looks to the future
Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? review – slightly self-indulgent supergroup
Aaron Dessner and Justin ‘Bon Iver’ Vernon recruit Taylor Swift, Fleet Foxes and more for this album full of misty autumnal beauty – and a quiet punch
Green Man festival review – magical return for this psychedelic carnival
Mogwai, Nadine Shah, Fontaines DC and more mesmerise in the festival’s overwhelming, glorious comeback
Native Soul: Teenage Dreams review – dark and deep South African dance
The teenage duo channel the newest mutation of their country’s house music, amapiano, coaxing us back to the shared space of the dancefloor
Joy Orbison: Still Slipping Vol 1 review – walking away from the dancefloor
(XL Recordings)The UK producer, a defining figure for more than a decade of underground dance, creates a stream of nostalgic, intimate tracks for his first full-length release
Jana Rush: Painful Enlightenment review – an electronic visionary
The Chicago producer finds new emotional depths to the footwork genre, confronting depression and overwork in stunningly original music
Latitude festival review: a hyper-real return to glitter, beer and British musical brilliance
The first full-capacity festival since the pandemic began hosted a series of artists – Sons of Kemet and Self Esteem among them – that show how vibrant the UK’s scene still is
Blank Gloss: Melt review – a futuristic ambient-country journey
The Sacramento duo have moved towards the ruminative on their debut album, the latest in a developing, diverting genre
Cosha: Mt Pleasant review – confident and carefree come-to-bed beats
The Irish singer seizes artistic control in an album charged with heated possibilities, sensual new love and sexual self-belief
Future Utopia review – grime’s silent partner Fraser T Smith turns up the volume
The super-producer to Stormzy, Dave and Kano showcases his solo album, with Kojey Radical and Simon Armitage among his eclectic guests