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Troye Sivan review – Melbourne ‘home cumming’ is unabashedly horny, but over too soon

After sweeping the Aria awards the night before, Sivan turned the outdoor venue into a steamy, sweaty club, on a tour that continues through November

Father John Misty: Mahashmashana review – modern life is still rubbish, yet still beautifully essayed

The singer-songwriter sticks to apocalyptic first principles on his sixth album, couching contemporary chaos in soaring ballads and discofied yacht rock

MJ Lenderman review – songs of solace and goofy poetry from lauded indie darling

The North Carolina musician and his band comfort the crowd with a set of smart, beguiling songs played with skill and camaraderie

Shed Seven review – enduring Britpoppers are still going for gold

Despite scoring two No 1 albums this year, the band remain charmingly self-effacing on this 30th anniversary tour

Laurie Anderson: Ark: United States V review – portrait of America is a multimedia mess

A mix of beat poetry, opera, communal screaming, TikTok and tai chi, Anderson’s state-of-the-nation work is occasionally poignant but mostly baffling

Poppy: Negative Spaces review – screams and sweetness as metalcore meets loungecore

On her sixth album, the multi-genre star seems to be having an identity crisis – but amid the industrial guitars and synthpop, she clearly trusts her own instincts

Magdalena Bay review – alien electro-pop adventure could go further

Lead singer Mica Tenenbaum bounces around with huge and winning energy, promising great, dramatic things we never quite reach

Bob Dylan review – melancholy, reflective, but still utterly unpredictable

He may be well into his ninth decade but his seasoned sidemen are still racing to keep up with mercurial twists on new and old songs

Beabadoobee review – singer-songwriter cautiously ups the rock ante

She continues to draw on a huge range of styles but, for all her self-doubt, there’s a new swagger developing in her live set

The Corrs review – family folk-poppers surprise with grit, grunge and gothic drama

The Irish band rip their wispy image apart with thunderous drums, crunchy guitars and full-throated vocals from an energetic Andrea Corr

King Stingray: For the Dreams review – an unbridled celebration of life from Yolŋu surf rockers

The Northern Territory band follow up their award-winning debut with another instant classic full of catchy hooks, massive choruses and good vibes

Du Blonde: Sniff More Gritty review – a gleefully self-sufficient affair

The Newcastle musician’s freewheeling, hook-heavy new album is a worthy follow-up to the one-woman wigout of Homecoming

Primal Scream: Come Ahead review – Bobby Gillespie’s most personal album yet

The frontman of the Scottish rockers contemplates mortality and more on an album with shades of 70s Philly soul

Sofie Royer: Young-Girl Forever review – existential crises you can dance to

The Austrian-Iranian singer’s new wave style hits harder than ever on an excellent album inspired by a treatise from a French anarchist collective

Linkin Park: From Zero review – rock’s risk takers win big with punchy comeback

They sold millions as the most poppy and emotional band in nu-metal. Now, returning with Emily Armstrong as frontwoman, they remain just as dynamic

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