Djo review – Joe Keery mixes genres in an endearing, if uneven, Brooklyn set
Stranger Things actor’s musical project has gone from bedroom to the big stage and, while not all of it works, there’s energy to spare
PinkPantheress: Fancy That review – sharp-minded bops hop across pop’s past and present
Denigrated by some as the epitome of attention-deficit youth, the English pop musician became huge nonetheless – and her latest has an inspiringly free-associative feel
Model/Actriz: Pirouette review – sweat-spattered New Yorkers are the stuff of adoring cult fandom
Inspired by Mariah and Kylie but full of jackhammer rhythms and noise, the quartet’s second album could attract a big following
Beyoncé review – ever-evolving star kicks off electrifying Cowboy Carter tour
The singer delivers a rousing, seven-act spectacle as she performs many of her country songs on stage for the first time while also harking back to her previous dance-leaning era
The Flaming Lips review – stops and starts make this too much of a good thing
With lengthy Wayne Coyne anecdotes and frequent interruptions for stage effects to be brought on and off, there was an awful lot of time during the Lips’s two-and-three-quarter hour show when nothing was happening
Maria Somerville: Luster review – a vivid and vital entry in the shoegaze revival
The Irish artist’s folk-inflected sound is both unnerving and alluring on her luxuriant second album
Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman review – maximalist pop for an age of uncertainty
After her big breakthrough album and West End fame, Rebecca Lucy Taylor works through her worries in real time on her new LP – to fascinating and confusing effect
Self Esteem review – straight outta Gilead
A triumphant staging by Rebecca Lucy Taylor of her new album, A Complicated Woman, is part artistic statement, part power pop club night
Davido: 5ive review – flashes of Afropop excellence
The Nigerian superstar’s vocal prowess and smooth beats have their moments on his latest album, but at 17 tracks it could use an edit
Tunde Adebimpe: Thee Black Boltz review – a sparkling solo debut
The TV on the Radio frontman’s sharp pop instincts kick in on a multifaceted synth-punk-funk set born out of deep personal loss
Post Malone at Coachella review – chameleonic megastar wows in the desert
The 29-year-old singer travelled through his genre-shifting back catalogue in a charming and energetic 90-minute headliner set
Green Day at Coachella review – fun but muddled set pokes fun at American Idiots
The weekend’s legacy headliner offered some cathartic punk pop rebellion but the awkward setlist lacked coherence and thought
Bon Iver: Sable, Fable review – Justin Vernon’s most easy-going record yet
This companion album to last year’s Sable EP gives those sorrowful songs a soulful lift, with Vernon’s beautiful falsetto vocals to the fore
Valerie June: Owls, Omens and Oracles review – a soul-recharging exercise in radical positivity
The Tennessee singer-songwriter’s joyful new album pushes back against the bleakness of doomscrolling
Pulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s joyous second coming
The anthemic lead single from the band’s first album in 24 years casts a wary eye over their peak 90s fame – but also suggests that performing is irresistible