Jónsi: Shiver review – ethereal steel for strange times
Jónsi’s first album in a decade is a clever mix of crunchy electronica and floating vocals
Working Men’s Club review – synthpop of every stripe on outstanding debut LP
The West Yorkshire band take the stark electronics of the post-punk scene and warm them with Detroit techno and Italian house – while addressing Andrew Neil with mischievous one-liners
PJ Harvey: To Bring You My Love (Demos) review – gripping outtakes from 1995
Previously unheard demos from the singer-songwriter’s third album throw her extraordinary lyrics into dramatic relief
Anjimile: Giver Taker review – a compelling debut
There are strong echoes of Sufjan Stevens, but this US singer-songwriter’s musings on self-discovery are very much their own
Doves: The Universal Want review – soaring soundtrack to changing lives
The kings of catchy melancholia are back after a decade away – and their tried and tested blueprint has lost none of its magic
Hannah Georgas: All That Emotion review – punches wrapped in velvet gloves
Georgas’s biting lyrics and gentle delivery find an ideal foil in producer Aaron Dessner
Hannah Georgas: All That Emotion review – magisterial indie-pop for introverts
Georgas’s fourth album, immaculately produced by Aaron Dessner, traverses a personal and sometimes opaque journey
Declan McKenna: Zeros review – pop prodigy is a very 21st-century boy
McKenna’s second album is in thrall to pop’s 1970s glam heroes, but his lyrics ponder today’s struggles, from the climate crisis to social media
Bully: Sugaregg review – melody and candour in the great grunge tradition
Roars of primal pain are spliced with honeyed crooning on Alicia Bognanno’s exciting solo album, a candid portrait of her bipolar diagnosis
The Killers: Imploding the Mirage review – an urge to surge
The millennial Queen try to return to multi-platinum sales with songs that are forever climaxing – to wearying effect
Sea Girls: Open Up Your Head review – yearning for the moshpit’s return
The fast-rising British indie band may be completely unoriginal, but big melodies and easy charm shine through songs about the wistful end of adolescence
Fontaines DC: A Night at Montrose, Dublin review – a blast of joy and disquiet
The Dublin five-piece launch their brilliant second album with an intense, pre-recorded livestream event and bonus commentary
Fontaines DC: A Hero’s Death review – all the joy and despair of youth is here
The Dublin band deliver a difficult but powerful second album full of songwriting that stares life in the face
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace review – utterly magnetic
An intimate and quietly mesmerising livestream event revelled in the range of Cave’s rich back catalogue
NZCA Lines: Pure Luxury review – dancefloor first-aid for dystopian times
Indie-disco’s cool operator serves up a rueful platter of euphoric opulence