Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate review – dancefloor transcendence by a true pop shapeshifter

The Welsh producer’s latest handbrake turn takes her from dark-hued ambience to hypnotic euphoria on her poppiest record to date

Public Service Broadcasting review – Amelia Earhart tribute soars

History-focused band brings live magic to heartfelt songs about the lost aviator and other spirits from a more hopeful age

No Bounds review – from clubs to chapels, this Sheffield fest is dizzyingly daring

It was always somewhere to let rip until dawn, but seven editions in, No Bounds lives up to its name by expanding across cathedrals, castles and more

Charli xcx: Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat review – her lime-green imperial phase is unstoppable

(Atlantic)Big-name guests abound on a thrilling remix album that takes a glimpse into celebrity’s heart of darkness but makes it transcendently fun and cool

Various Artists: Redline Impact review – thrilling dive into east Asian hyper-electronics

This exhilarating compilation pushes from K-pop to trance, hardstyle techno, budots and beyond – and is at its best when artists rachet up the intensity

Caribou: Honey review – this AI-aided album is dubious on so many levels

Evidently running out of ideas, the Canadian musician has used AI to alter his voice into rappers and singers – a dismally insular style of working that produces little of note

Sophie: Sophie review – shiver-inducing posthumous album from the hyperpop trailblazer

Completed by her brother after her accidental death in 2021, the experimental pop producer’s second album is among the most inventive records of the year

Rahim Redcar: Hopecore review – former Christine and the Queens artist plays to his fanbase

There are flashes of brilliance in this roughly-hewn album, but also flaws hidden by production flourishes. It’s intriguing but not wholly enjoyable

Moby review – full of teenage energy on first tour in over a decade

With songs either maximalist or stripped back, there’s not much subtlety during this 25th anniversary tour for the once-ubiquitous Play – but there are some head-rush thrills

Jamie xx: In Waves review – bright, blissful bangers for 3am on big speakers

Filled with guest stars from his xx bandmates to Robyn, this long-gestating second solo album picks up where In Colour left off, and deepens its dancefloor devotion

The Weeknd: Dancing in the Flames review – another apocalyptic romance, and another surefire hit

Abel Tesfaye revisits his usual theme of nihilistic love and his beloved palette of 80s synths, but it’s melodically solid and there are some tweaks to the formula

Caribou review – small-scale sweaty return showcases potent pivot to pop

Playing mostly new material from upcoming album Honey, this mainstream club fare is given huge personality by Dan Snaith’s croon and yearning songcraft

Fred Again: Ten Days review – pop house with unfulfilled pretensions

An album of lofty intentions and muttered musings from the dance artist de jour is saved by a gift for a nagging hook and uplifting melody

Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – cosmic jazz musician’s cycle-of-life meditation

The harpist-composer follows her remarkable debut with 10 lush, spacey electro-acoustic tracks featuring guests such as Nubya Garcia

Supersonic festival review – an awesome windmill of noise and connection

This festival of heavier sounds from the fringes was a blast, from chilling Gazelle Twin to Daisy Rickman’s Krautrock-folk, noise icons Melt-Banana and locals Flesh Creep