The Weeknd: Dancing in the Flames review – another apocalyptic romance, and another surefire hit

Abel Tesfaye revisits his usual theme of nihilistic love and his beloved palette of 80s synths, but it’s melodically solid and there are some tweaks to the formula

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

Fred Again: Ten Days review – pop house with unfulfilled pretensions

An album of lofty intentions and muttered musings from the dance artist de jour is saved by a gift for a nagging hook and uplifting melody

Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – cosmic jazz musician’s cycle-of-life meditation

The harpist-composer follows her remarkable debut with 10 lush, spacey electro-acoustic tracks featuring guests such as Nubya Garcia

Floating Points: Cascade review – an enthralling record of out-and-out bangers

The eclectic British producer returns with a more dance-focused album laden with giddy modular synths

‘We don’t care whether it’s cool or not’: inside the weaponised weirdness of Mermaid Chunky

How did an oddball Stroud duo, who once played the wedding of two ceramic dogs, come to get signed by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy? Nothing is ordinary in the world of Mermaid Chunky

Leeds indie band English Teacher win Mercury prize

The band take home the £25,000 prize for their debut album, This Could Be Texas, beating artists including Charli xcx and the Last Dinner Party

‘We were exhausted – mentally unwell’: Empire of the Sun on the downside of success – and rising again

In the eight years since Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele’s last album, there have been hits, clashes, babies and illness – and a new appreciation for one another

Supersonic festival review – an awesome windmill of noise and connection

This festival of heavier sounds from the fringes was a blast, from chilling Gazelle Twin to Daisy Rickman’s Krautrock-folk, noise icons Melt-Banana and locals Flesh Creep

Danielle Moore, lead singer with Crazy P, dies aged 52

Band members say she died in ‘sudden and tragic circumstances’ and pay tribute to ‘a life driven by love, compassion, community and music’

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

Jon Hopkins: Ritual review – cosmic catharsis lacks lift-off

Originally written for an installation with mind-altering intentions, the producer’s seventh album is occasionally engaging but dissolves into drift

Rally festival review – thrilling blend of cult DJs and indie darlings

Mount Kimbie’s electro-acoustic jams capture the ethos of this celebration of the boundary pushing that included sets from Two Shell, Nilüfer Yanya and bar italia

All for you! Janet Jackson, Snõõper, Bob Dylan and more: the best music of autumn 2024

From Chat Pile’s apocalyptic noise to Nala Sinephro’s celestial bliss, plus posthumous releases from MC5 and Sophie, here are the albums and tours not to miss – while in classical, Kahchun Wong takes over at the Hallé

On my radar: Jon Hopkins’s cultural highlights

The influential electronic music artist on altered mental states, the importance of breathing exercises, and hazy IPAs by the sea