Tindersticks: Soft Tissue review – still ruling their own twilit world after 30 years

From 70s soul to glowing strings, the cult outfit continue to inhabit their own quiet space on the fringes of the musical landscape, celebrating the beauty in small things

Caribou review – small-scale sweaty return showcases potent pivot to pop

Playing mostly new material from upcoming album Honey, this mainstream club fare is given huge personality by Dan Snaith’s croon and yearning songcraft

The Weeknd review – superstar showman wows on a monumental scale

Performing to over 70,000 fans, the mystique merchant put on a 27-song set showcasing new music as well as favourites

Texas review – Sharleen Spiteri on fantastic form in career-spanning set

The sweary Scotswoman is a wildly amusing presence in this joyful celebration of three decades in music – even if she fails to drown out those invasive drums

MJ Lenderman: Manning Fireworks review – joyously weird alt-Americana

(Featuring possibly his best track yet, the North Carolina guitarist-songwriter goes to the sparse and seamy side on this worthy successor to Boat Songs

Mercury Rev: Born Horses review – a lush and serene return

With a half-new lineup, the US rock band’s first album of new material since 2015 finds them in dreamy, reflective mode

Fat Dog: Woof review – a boisterous debut with more bark than bite

Outlandish musical choices from oompah to sleaze should make the Londoners’ debut feel fresh, but they’re the latest interlopers in a crowded experimental field

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve review – 50 years of hits only improved by age

The singer-songwriter and his Attractions sidekick roam from 1977 to today – and pay a special tribute to the venue’s historic comedy heritage

End of the Road festival review – engagingly eclectic weekender never fails to surprise

A headlining Slowdive ticked the indie boxes, but Lankum’s intense folk, Paranoid London’s filthy techno and Nourished By Time’s slick R&B grooves once again prove this festival has punch and personality

Fontaines DC review – Dublin rockers strike out into the stratosphere

Rolling out new album Romance and an expansive change of direction, the band range from wistful to brutal in a small-scale gig of epic intensity

Richard Hawley review – homecoming hero is in the mood to celebrate

Playing his largest ever gig in the city, the singer tenderly croons his musical love letters to the people and places of Sheffield, while his biting political songs turn into rousing singalongs

Laurie Anderson: Amelia review – return flight with aviation pioneer is a long haul

The US musician’s reboot of a 2000 work about Amelia Earhart is frustratingly slow to take off

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Wild God review – a different kind of transcendence

The Bad Seeds are back, if slightly muted, as Cave channels his grief following the death of two of his sons to often tremendous effect

Coco & Clair Clair: Girl review – girlish singsong with sizzle and spark

After years of lightweight pop, the duo are breaking new ground with their second full-length album

Niall Horan review – vintage-tinged crowd pleasing from former One Directioner

The amiable star proves that he fully deserves his devoted solo fanbase with 80s-indebted guitar pop and Mumford-style balladry