Alvvays review – The Toronto five-piece put a fresh spin on jangling indie

Molly Rankin's sublime vocals are part yearning, part vulnerable, writes Phil Mongredien

Woman’s Hour: Conversations review – suave, soft-focus vintage-pop replicas

The Cumbian group's debut is like an old episode of Top of the Pops 2 featuring St Etienne, Sade, Simple Minds and Vanessa Paradis, writes Harriet Gibsone

Slow Club review – Rebecca Taylor’s gutsy voice silences the room

The pop-baiting indie duo's Northern Soul-flavoured anthems benefit from Taylor's huge, soaring voice, writes Nosheen Iqbal

World Peace is None of Your Business review – Morrissey’s 10th finds the singer on an upswing

Riding a renewed appetite for his insights, the singer is in upbeat mood, fuelled by new collaborators, politics and compassion, writes Kitty Empire

Complete Surrender review – Slow Club range from beat group to synth poppers

On their third album, Sheffield duo Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor make the most of their different songwriting styles with the help of Richard Hawley producer Colin Elliot, writes Molloy Woodcraft

Honeyblood review – Glasgow duo’s promising take on lo-fi surf-rock

Stina Tweeddale and Shona McVicar's debut long-player has its moments, writes Phil Mongredien

Slow Club: Complete Surrender review – powered by heartache and ambition

Slow Club's new-found sense of ambition sees them swap tweeness for soulful bombast on their excellent new album, writes Harriet Gibsone

Reigning Sound: Shattered review – exquisite, grown-up garage rock

Greg Cartwright's latest album with his world-class garage rock band is a fine addition to a fantastic body of work, writes Tom Hughes

Honeyblood: Honeyblood review – vigorous 90-style indie-pop

There's certainly nothing new on Honeyblood's 90s-indebted debut album, but the songs are pretty decent, writes Dave Simpson

Morrissey: World Peace Is None of Your Business review

Alexis Petridis: Just when you think human warmth is in short supply on Morrissey's new album, the old devil can still spring a surprise

Futurology review – Manic Street Preachers front up well to middle age

For their 12th album, the Manics are influenced by Krautrock and early Simple Minds, without succumbing to paunchy homage, writes Ally Carnwath

Bright Light Bright Light: Life Is Easy review – bittersweet lyrics and rave beats

Rod Thomas's lyrics champion the injured party; combined with shimmering melodies, this is one for the old skool, writes Caroline Sullivan

Manic Street Preachers: Futurology review – startlingly fresh and different

Alexis Petridis: The Manics' exhilarating, krautrock-tinged 11th album is unmistakably theirs, but unlike anything they've done before

London Grammar at Glastonbury 2014 review – vast swaths of empty emoting

The current indie-soul crossover darlings provided few crescendos, but there were moments of sublime intensity, writes Mark Beaumont

The 1975 at Glastonbury 2014 review – laser-guided festival singalongs

The Manchester band rouse a dosing Pyramid stage crowd with their synthpop weirdness and Dolly updates, writes Gwilym Mumford