Depeche Mode – review

Pulsating techno mixes with metal and gothic imagery in one of this year's most striking rock shows, writes Caroline Sullivan

Kraftwerk at Vivid Live 2013 – review

Brian Ritchie: Kraftwerk continue to surpass all competition. It's difficult to imagine anything embodying Vivid's theme of 'light, music and ideas' with more finesse

Mount Kimbie – review

It's curiously paradoxical music, simultaneously brutal and beatific, and the live addition of a saxophonist, trombonist and drummer adds a degree of vulnerability and humanity to the digital dreamworld, writes Ian Gittins

Mount Kimbie: Cold Spring Fault Less Youth – review

Post-dubstep duo Mount Kimbie combine invention with accessibility on their first set for Warp, writes Kitty Empire

Loadstar: Future Perfect – review

You know you're listening to punishing music when guest grime MCs brighten the mood, writes Alex Macpherson

Mount Kimbie: Cold Spring Fault Less Youth – review

Mount Kimbie's post-dubstep mood music might give some pointers as to what guitar music might become, says Paul MacInnes

The Postal Service – review

Brixton has come to worship … and TPS prove themselves the full pop package, writes Mark Beaumont

The Great Escape – review

Despite the immense variety of musical acts, there's no escaping the fact that The Great Escape's lifeblood is indie, writes Alexis Petridis

Daft Punk: Random Access Memories – review

The French 'robots' turn gloriously human to subvert all the rules of electronic dance music, writes Kitty Empire

The Knife – review

Provocative, confrontational and fun, the Swedish pop duo chopped the audience's expectations into bits, writes Dorian Lynskey

Ghostpoet: Some Say I So I Say Light – review

Ghostpoet's new album is eerie and mysterious, and occasionally intriguing, but Paul MacInnes can't quite get a handle on it

Public Service Broadcasting: Inform-Educate-Entertain – review

More a concept than a band, Public Service Broadcasting repurpose old propaganda films to artful, stirring effect – but what does it all mean, asks Alexis Petridis