The 2 Bears: The Night Is Young review – pop-house hits to salve the anxieties of middle age

Raf Rundell and Joe Goddard return with more four-to-the-floor fun, this time seemingly aimed at thirtysomethings coming to terms with their lost youth, writes Alexis Petridis

SBTRKT review – dance project that’s more than the sum of its parts

They may lack a frontman, but Aaron Jerome’s dance crew of many talents are impressive, writes Theo Leanse

Flying Lotus: You’re Dead! review – concept album jazzes up the afterlife

Steven Ellison weaves together hip-hop, psychedelia and experimental jazz in a remix of the Book of the Dead, writes Theo Leanse

Caribou: Our Love review – clear in its floor-filling aims

Dan Snaith hits the groove between euphoria and melancholy on his fine fourth album, writes Killian Fox

Gorgon City: Sirens review – scintillating pop-house powerhouse

They’re not the most innovative producers in the dance world, but Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott are capable of some electric moments, writes Harriet Gibsone

Flying Lotus: You’re Dead review – a brilliant, wide-eyed dream of an album

Flying Lotus has long seemed to be aiming for some kind of new musical paradigm, and here he might well have found it, writes Paul MacInnes

Caribou – Our Love review: spellbindingly ambiguous, endlessly fascinating electronica

Alexis Petridis: Dan Snaith reckons his latest Caribou album is mind-numbingly simple – but that does a great disservice to this beautifully strange, subtle music

SBTRKT review – revelling in mystery

The star remixer blends post-dubstep, house and techno in a flashily complex presentation, writes Malcolm Jack

Alt-J review – what’s all the fussiness about?

Kitty Empire fails to succumb to Alt’J’s overcomplicated music and uptight posturing

SBTRKT: Wonder Where We Land review – dizzying electronic soundscapes

SBTRKT’s second album features an array of artists who bring some great non-linear soul music to the mainstream, writes Kitty Empire

Aphex Twin: Syro review – Richard D James makes a gratifying comeback

Richard D James is still bracingly strange, writes Killian Fox

Aphex Twin: Syro review – a tour through brain-bending avenues

Richard D James’s first album as Aphex Twin for 13 years won’t change the world, but it sees him doing what he does best, which can be jaw-dropping, writes Tim Jonze

Carter Tutti Void review – a lesson in the primal power of noise

At the trio’s sold-out improvisational show, each track is like its own mini DJ set, writes Kate Hutchinson

Tricky: Adrian Thaws review – back to his quietly menacing best

With stark beats and well-chosen guest vocalists, Tricky’s 11th album recalls his mid-90s peak, writes Paul Mardles

Tricky: Adrian Thaws review – sticking to his own unnerving path

The Bristolian trip-hop pioneer refreshes his singular sound with uncompromising tales of poverty, race hate and emotional comedowns, writes Lanre Bakare