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Luck review – Tom Vek’s thrillingly unbalanced third album

Tom Vek's latest offering sounds both meticulously planned and wonderfully chaotic, writes Ally Carnwath

Klaxons: Love Frequency review – ridiculous but appealing sci-fi pop

Klaxons' latest is an anthemic, danceable affair with plenty of pie-eyed, space-cadet idiosyncrasies and a good deal of charm, writes Paul MacInnes

Plaid: Reachy Prints review – thoughtful, refined electronica

Plaid's tenth album of lovely, delicate, melodic electronica sounds oddly in tune with modern pop, writes Paul MacInnes

Sun Ra Arkestra – breathtaking grooves mark a jazz giant’s centenary

Swing, doo-wop and electronics fuel an exuberant, out-of-this-world party for the late band leader, writes John Fordham

New Eyes review – Clean Bandit’s classical-dance fusion

Clean Bandit's colourful blend of old and new reflects the sound of inner-city life, writes Kate Mossman

Pet Shop Boys review – Ibiza nightclub meets Fritz Lang’s Metropolis

Back-to-the-disco ravers give the gig a clubby uplift in a set full of hits, from West End Girls to Rent, writes Caroline Sullivan

Clean Bandit: New Eyes review – featherweight pop dance with delusions of classical grandeur

They think they can save dance music but have no hooks, songs or lyrics – just dodgy string arrangements, writes Alexis Petridis

Do It Again review – Röyksopp & Robyn are in fine fettle

An unusually restrained Robyn is ultimately unleashed to thrilling effect in this excellent collaboration, says Killian Fox

Hercules and Love Affair: The Feast of the Broken Heart review – more than just floor-fillers

Andy Butler and co return with a dancefloor-ready but subtle and varied set of songs that show a marked Chicago influence, writes Lanre Bakare

Music for Insomniacs review – comedian Matt Berry makes an ill-judged foray into electronica

The fifth album by The IT Crowd's Matt Berry recalls a drowsy Jean Michel Jarre, writes Phil Mongredien

Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit review – electro-punk with bracing humour

The Nottingham duo's protest songs mock contemporary culture, writes Michael Hann

Fatima Al Qadiri: Asiatisch review – pan-pipe driven sino-grime

This dubstep exploration of orientalism reads like a music theorist's doctoral thesis – but there's good music here, writes Lanre Bakare

Afrojack: Forget the World review – EDM bangers with big-name guests

With cameos from Sting to Snoop Dog, the DJ's forgettable new disc is lurid and grandiose, writes Paul MacInnes

Clean Bandit review – hit-and-miss fusions as pop goes classical again

This chart-topping dance/classical outfit create some genuinely unusual hybrid sounds, and they're consistently entertaining, if occasionally a bit daft, writes Caroline Sullivan

Glorious review – Foxes brings power and polish to her debut album

Southampton songstress Louisa Rose Allen has a big voice and ambition to match, writes Killian Fox

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