The xx at Coachella review – indie trio reunites for spellbinding, rangy set
The English band’s first festival set in eight years hypnotized with their atmospheric dance sound
Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella review – madcap maximalism from pop savant
The pop star turned the desert into an ambitious theatrical revue with elaborate sets and celebrity cameos
Tori Amos review – fans hang on every note of this dramatic deep dive into her back catalogue
The masterful performer previews her allegorical new album about the ‘fight for democracy over tyranny’ amid a set full of immaculate musicianship
Reckonwrong: How Long Has It Been? review – wonky delight with shades of Arthur Russell and Robert Wyatt
Londoner Alex Peringer breaks from his intriguing and outlandish dance music with this debut album of charming bedroom-pop ballads
Holly Humberstone: Cruel World review – Taylor Swift fave trades gothic melancholy for pop glow-up
The British singer-songwriter replaces introspection with euphoric choruses, 80s synths and even happy hardcore on her vivid second LP
Reich: The Sextets album review – Colin Currie celebrates the minimalist master’s joy of six
The fourth Reich album for Currie’s specialist ensemble celebrates the composer’s precise patterns with an enjoyably chilled feel and plenty of dynamic niceties
Mahler Symphonies 1–9 album review – Bychkov’s set earns a place in a starry pantheon
Semyon Bychkov’s Mahler symphony cycle with the Czech Philharmonic is meticulous, imaginative and deserves to be placed alongside the very best sets
My New Band Believe review – beautiful ideas burst from ex-Black Midi man’s lovable debut album
Smoothing out the jump-cut chaos of his previous band, Cameron Picton brings entirely acoustic instrumentation to bear on these lovely, beguiling songs
Belle and Sebastian review – joyful anniversary tour makes debut album brighter than ever
On a tour playing Tigermilk and If You’re Feeling Sinister in full on alternate nights, Stuart Murdoch and co wittily reanimate their world of aesthetes and misfits
Suzi Quatro review – at 75, her signature scream is still thrilling
There is something eternally teenage about the trailblazing rocker, who can still deliver at her glam-era best – but her rambling reminiscences are a bit Alan Partridge
Pet Shop Boys review – no hits? No problem on first night of a masterful obscurities run
The era-defining duo’s ultras are suitably spoiled in the first of this intimate five-day run, showered with rarities that put a different spin on their well-known history
James review – special band still filling arenas with anthems of warmth and humanity
A talismanic Tim Booth is the pied-piper through a set that covers the five decades of this unique band’s beloved back catalogue alongside some fresh bangers
Shostakovich: Symphonies No 2 and 5 album review – early experiment meets mature power
Conductor John Storgårds pairs Shostakovich’s radical youthful 2nd symphony with the more assured 5th, in performances that emphasise clarity over drama
Messiah album review – Whelan takes Handel’s oratorio back to its beginnings
Conductor Peter Whelan leads a finely judged and agile period-instrument performance with only 13 singers.
Martha Argerich and Dong-Hyek Lim review – legendary pianist and mentee create musical magic
This thrilling and idiosyncratic concert moved from Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos to Rachmaninov, Ravel and Schumann