Gaika: Drift review – the sonic shapeshifter goes analogue
The London MC disrupts expectations on his latest album, ranging from breakbeats and funk-soul to cinematic strings
Fred Again review – restless mood swings from rave ringmaster
An enthusiastic crowd laps up Fred Gibson’s collective-healing vibes, but the pacing is off and the emotional moments don’t always connect
Supersonic festival – doom, earsplitting ecstasy and thousands of samosas
The Midlands experimental music institution celebrates 20 years of triumphant noise, from alt-rock stalwarts Deerfhoof to feminist punks Taqbir and folk stars Lankum
The Chemical Brothers: For That Beautiful Feeling review – pure techno pleasure
The dance duo’s 10th album – on which they, not the guest vocalists, are the stars – has moments to match their best work
Romy: Mid Air review – xx singer shines through dancefloor gems
Expertly produced with Jamie xx, Fred Again and Stuart Price, Romy Madley Croft’s debut solo album tops off vivid house and trance tunes with pop smarts and personal lyrics
Deena Abdelwahed: Jbal Rrsas review – addictive combination of darkness and danceability
Abdelwahed’s second album extends the DJ and producer’s compelling sound world, mixing traditional Arabic genres and instruments with foreboding dancefloor beats
Bambii: Infinity Club review – mischievous, flirty global electronica
The Toronto producer/DJ’s fleet-footed debut mini-album, featuring guest spots from the UK’s finest dancefloor talent, is an impressive calling card
Art School Girlfriend: Soft Landing review – lush, liminal electronica
Polly Mackey’s second album as ASG is at its best when her hazy sounds come nailed to dancefloor beats
Lance Gurisik: Cull Portal review – drones, drums and disruptive drama
Gurisik’s startling album – think Aphex Twin meets Keith Jarrett – combines jazz, electronica and contemporary orchestral music to compelling, coherent effect
Jessy Lanza: Love Hallucination review – a sensual producer’s pursuit of pleasure
The uniquely puckish Canadian electronic artist spans pop and beguiling abstraction on her fourth album, as she writes about boldly confronting her needs
Lindstrøm: Everyone Else Is a Stranger review – minor variations on sleek space disco pleasures
This Norwegian producer returns from his period forays into the leftfield for an album that is as fizzy and enticing as ever
Anohni and the Johnsons: My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross review – piercing heartache
Recorded at speed, Anohni’s first album since 2016 adds a soulful swagger to poetic, cathartic rock
Japanese Breakfast review – a two-way high-wire act
Korean-American songwriter – and bestselling author – Michelle Zauner revels in an expansive set of dreampop and electronica laced with heartbreak and joy
Parklife festival review – northern rave culture clearly in rude health
The in-demand Fred Again eclipses Aitch’s confident homecoming headline set, while the Prodigy chime with Parklife’s rave ethos
Christine and the Queens: Paranoïa, Angels, True Love review – a grief-stricken masterpiece
A howl of despair sublimated into beautiful experimental pop, the artist’s fourth album is his best yet