Mmoths: Luneworks review – a little night music never hurt anyone

Mmoths’s debut LP tempers glitchy beats and disembodied voices with a warmth that lifts it above the usual electronic fare

Grimes live review – big bass, even bigger hooks

Canadian K-pop rave merchant Grimes’s astonishing live set feels like a storming of the barricades

Fatima Al Qadiri: Brute review – bracing conscience but limp compositions

Here’s something to sate those desperate for protest music: an album forged in the era of Occupy and Black Lives Matter. Kuwaiti producer Al Qadiri, also known for her group Future Brown, opens with a recording of heavy-handed policing on … Continue reading →

Låpsley: Long Way Home review – neo-pop newbie takes cue from Adele

The lady James Blake is here in the form of 19-year-old Låpsley, who is from Merseyside but has confusingly added an accent to her name – perhaps to suggest she could just as easily have crafted her minimal electronic ballads … Continue reading →

Christine and the Queens: Chaleur Humaine review – stylish and empathetic

Héloïse Letissier’s accomplished French synth-pop finally gets a UK release

Andrew Weatherall: Convenanza review – pleasant but plain electronica

The DJ and producer’s second album of the year finds him in cruise control

Jack Garratt: Phase review – unrequited love over dubstep stylings

Jack Garratt’s debut album proves he can conjure a decent lyric and work wonders with a mixing desk

Cavern of Anti-Matter: Void Beats/Invocation Trex review – 70s motorik gets a beatific workout

The second solo album from Stereolab’s Tim Gane mixes Neu’s experimentalism, bloopy synths, early techno and live drumming to surprising effect

Prins Thomas: Principe Del Norte review – cosmic disco from Scandinavia via Ibiza

It’s the yogic hippie side of Ibiza that Prins Thomas draws on for this epic album, but it’s better when it finds a bit of urgency

El Guincho: Hiperasia review – abrasive, high-concept electronica

This Spanish producer’s latest album introduces a new abrasiveness that might prove hard to digest, but is undoubtedly impressive

Animal Collective: Painting With review – psychedelic playmates inspire and infuriate

Baltimore’s most admired and reviled band deliver a new album that is undoubtedly inventive, and at times weirdly satisfying – but almost supernaturally annoying as well

Actress review – techno maverick dials up the sonic subversion

Darren Cunningham’s music has never been easy listening, and this gig with the London Contemporary Orchestra pushed deep into unconventional territory

Massive Attack live review – curiously flat for 3D

Back with new songs, old friends and the likes of Young Fathers on vocals, Massive Attack still leave you craving melody

Junior Boys: Big Black Coat review – Ontario electro duo’s energetic return

Ontario’s Junior Boys return with a seamless mix of pop, soul and dancefloor-friendly sounds

Niteworks: NW review – willing to take chances

Niteworks’ intriguing debut album combines bagpipes, electronic effects and keyboard work with thoughtful guest vocals