Father John Misty: Mahashmashana review – modern life is still rubbish, yet still beautifully essayed

The singer-songwriter sticks to apocalyptic first principles on his sixth album, couching contemporary chaos in soaring ballads and discofied yacht rock

MJ Lenderman review – songs of solace and goofy poetry from lauded indie darling

The North Carolina musician and his band comfort the crowd with a set of smart, beguiling songs played with skill and camaraderie

Khruangbin review – exquisite dreamy grooves get lost in the ether

Playing latest album A La Sala in full the Houston trio showcase their sophisticated mid-paced melancholy, but their detached vibe diminishes their impact

Shed Seven review – enduring Britpoppers are still going for gold

Despite scoring two No 1 albums this year, the band remain charmingly self-effacing on this 30th anniversary tour

Magdalena Bay review – alien electro-pop adventure could go further

Lead singer Mica Tenenbaum bounces around with huge and winning energy, promising great, dramatic things we never quite reach

Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp: Ventre unique review – artful mischief

The Geneva collective are a blast with their brass-driven rhythms, engaged lyrics and energised delivery

Du Blonde: Sniff More Gritty review – a gleefully self-sufficient affair

The Newcastle musician’s freewheeling, hook-heavy new album is a worthy follow-up to the one-woman wigout of Homecoming

Fievel Is Glauque: Rong Weicknes review – teetering song-towers that never quite topple

Brilliant melodies, poetic lyrics and quick-change time signatures elevate this quirky jazz-pop release to a level all its own

Blossoms review – funky indie-pop singalongs (and a 6ft gorilla) send the crowd wild

Blossomsmania is in full force at this cheery, beery gig, which has something of the atmosphere of an indie Last Night of the Proms

Porridge Radio: Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There for Me review – exquisite euphoria through repetition

Emotions run high on the Brighton band’s fourth album as frontwoman Dana Margolin exorcises past relationships

Japandroids: Fate & Alcohol review – Canadian duo’s bittersweet breakup record

Brian King and David Prowse’s guitar-drums combo enjoys one last hurrah with tracks ranging from bluesy epics to rock romcom

The Hard Quartet review – cosmically trippy joy from Stephen Malkmus supergroup

Also featuring Matt Sweeney, Jim White and Emmett Kelly, the quality and variety of songwriting on this self-titled debut album raises it above a stoner jam session

Godspeed You! Black Emperor review – urgent intimations of societal collapse

High drama unspools in thunderous waves from the Canadian cult favourites, but beauty and contemplation can be found amid the tumult

The Cure: Alone review – majestically wreathed in misery and despair

Birds fall from the sky, broken voices call us home and youthful dreams are dashed against the transience of life in the band’s first new song in 16 years

Los Campesinos! review – a hero’s welcome for cult indie stars

Despite having only spent £190.86 on marketing their new album its songs are greeted with sweaty glee by new fans and old alongside the band’s indie disco stalwarts