Crack Cloud: Red Mile review – aggressively tuneful rock about life’s big questions
The Canadian indie-garage-rockers take the mickey out of pop, punk and the stories we tell ourselves, but strong feeling outweighs the cynicism
Cassandra Jenkins: My Light, My Destroyer review – a beautiful, brooding delight
Following her breakthrough in 2021, the singer-songwriter has overcome self-doubt to deliver a diverse album where loneliness is set against cosmic wonder
Kasabian: Happenings review – newfound concision and big choruses
Minus disgraced former frontman Tom Meighan the band are tighter, but their realignment feels like a work in progress
The Breeders review – effortless pop gems from the grunge era
Undimmed by the decades, the Deal sisters mark the 30th anniversary of their classic album Last Splash with a masterclass in off-kilter melody
Kings of Leon review – mesmeric power from masters of the restrained anthem
The newly invigorated band have a rare gift for stadium-sized rock that is refreshingly understated, delivering a 27-song set of triumphs
Liam Gallagher review – Oasis frontman delivers Definitely Maybe in all its 90s glory
It’s an unashamed nostalgia fest, but what could feel business-like morphs into something more considered with strings, singalongs and even a dedication to brother Noel
Duster review – indie rockers impress amid unlikely TikTok renaissance
Now streaming in huge numbers long after their mid-90s years, the Californians’ nuanced yet forceful delivery punches in all the right places
Mitski review – unusual, enigmatic and utterly compelling
The indie artist deploys her songs like controlled explosions as she turns the stage into a cabaret, a circus, a cage
Jess Ribeiro: Summer of Love review – a balm for anxious times
With expansive, experimental instrumentation, the Melbourne musician’s fourth album records our contemporary chaos – and finds a glimmer of hope
The Black Keys: Ohio Players review – a little soul, a little lush, less magic
A diffusion of the band’s hallmark earwormy blues feels somewhat lightweight, albeit with splashes of classy experimentation
Ride: Interplay review – perpetual teenage kicks, now with added anger
Forays into psychedelia and world affairs serve the reformed British shoegaze pioneers well on their seventh album
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood review – sprightly Americana with added poise
Katie Crutchfield’s latest album swaps the strung-out drama of its acclaimed predecessor for precision and broad relatability
Julia Holter: Something in the Room She Moves review – the best track is the simplest
Found sounds and touches of jazz enliven the American singer-songwriter’s woozy evocation of being present in changing times
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood review – intimate Americana tackling life’s great tangle
Katie Crutchfield’s sixth album refines the breezy country of her 2020 breakthrough Saint Cloud and finds her as compelled by the complexities of life as its eases
Yard Act review – a band having fun in the midst of an identity crisis
Seeming to play their jagged post-punky early material with some reluctance, the Leeds band strike out into bold new territory with hypnotic electronic grooves, disco stompers – and a Napalm Death collab