Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth review – a raw triumph of reinvention and resilience
On their first LP in almost a decade, made as two members were treated for cancer, the rockers shrug off their 90s heyday with an experimental mindset
Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film review – after 15 years, the retro-futurists make a radiant return
Motorik grooves, Marxist critique and vintage synths – in their first album since 2010, Laetitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than ever
Tate McRae review – Britney-channelling, splits-deploying singer is impressively industrious
Now at arena level after a string of trap-pop smashes, the Canadian star has a knack for elaborate choreography – but it can obscure her personality
Daryl Hall review – despite strained vocals, this 80s pop legend isn’t totally out of touch
One half of Hall & Oates can’t quite hit the high notes of the soul-poppers’ heyday, but is helped by talented sidemen
Scissor Sisters review – effervescent maximalism from 00s glam-pop freaksters
Decked out in bedazzled denim and surrounded by inflatable body parts, the US band sound as thrillingly absurd on this reunion tour as when they brightened up the charts the first time around
Kylie Minogue review – house, techno … doom metal? This is a thrilling reinvention of a pop deity
Her Tension world tour reaches the UK, and it’s the work of a relaxed but inherently flamboyant singer with a bold new vision for her back catalogue
The Callous Daoboys: I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven review – gonzo mathcore troupe grab on to pop hooks
The Atlanta sextet are as unruly as ever – but there’s a newfound poise on their third album, plus some maddeningly catchy choruses
Bruce Springsteen review – a roaring, rousing show that imagines a better America
The Boss and his E Street Band pluck hope from the depths of despair with a fiery show that hits out at the US administration but ends with love
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