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Robyn and La Bagatelle Magique: Love Is Free review – irrepressible euphoria

Although the death of DJ Christian Falk looms large, Robyn’s return is full of uplift

The Very Best review – jubilant Afrotronic anthems

Visa complications have kept Esau Mwamwaya from performing in the UK for seven years – tonight, the band celebrate his long overdue presence with Afrobeat street party vibes

Georgia: Georgia review – hyperactive grime-pop with an emotional punch

Georgia Barnes’ bedroom-produced debut is a riot of sounds that is subtle and overwhelming by turns

Julio Bashmore: Knockin Boots review – and ode to the simple joy of uplifting dance music

Part dance-music history lesson and part an update of his favourite sounds, Julio Bashmore’s debut album is a joy throughout

Haiku Salut: Etch and Etch Deep review – folktronica at its most mysterious

The Derbyshire trio’s striking second album recalls Rounds-era Four Tet and the Balkan pop of Beirut

Chemical Brothers: Born in the Echoes review – a victorious racket

The Chemical Brothers return with their most enjoyable album in years

Seven Davis Jr: Universes review – summer dance stylings built on funky foundations

North California’s Seven Davis Jr comes across like Prince giving Jamie xx lessons in cool on his varied yet cohesive debut

Seven Davis Jr: Universes review – funk swagger and 90s house gets 21st-century makeover

A warm, danceable introduction to an artist with plenty of sonic tricks up his sleeve

Omar Souleyman: Bahdeni Nami review – irresistible, hyperactive electronica

Omar Souleyman, the Syrian wedding singer turned electronic-music cult hero, refines his abrasive, ebullient sound even further here

Vinyl Williams: Into review – fitfully intriguing, with stretches of inertia

The grandson of film composer John Williams trades in on-trend dreampop that’s hard to get excited about

The Chemical Brothers: Born in the Echoes review – sturdy, well made and creatively bereft

The Chemical Brothers seem a long way past their creative best on this well made but inspiration-free new album

Magnifique: Ratatat review – after five albums, the charm is running thin

Attempts to sound up to date are outweighed by retro impulses

Ratatat: Magnifique review – cranking up the noise

The US duo have found a way to amplify their skittering energy, good news for fans of their oddball guitar-and-synth vibes

Suicide review: veteran electro-punks still find new ways to shock

Spots from Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth can’t overshadow the duo’s strange camaraderie on what could be a discordant and uncompromising last hurrah

Wireless festival review – Drake an easy favourite from bold-faced lineup

The Canadian rapper leaves punters euphoric, while Kendrick Lamar wins them over with crowd-pleasers at this headliner-heavy festival

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