‘You’re an athlete in both’: how music and women’s football share close ties in London

With scores of artists playing for local teams across the capital, it’s no wonder these squads double as nurturing creative hubs

Deena Abdelwahed: Jbal Rrsas review – addictive combination of darkness and danceability

Abdelwahed’s second album extends the DJ and producer’s compelling sound world, mixing traditional Arabic genres and instruments with foreboding dancefloor beats

Bambii: Infinity Club review – mischievous, flirty global electronica

The Toronto producer/DJ’s fleet-footed debut mini-album, featuring guest spots from the UK’s finest dancefloor talent, is an impressive calling card

Ashnikko: ‘I’m the sort of person who laughs in a therapy session’

For the provocative singer and rapper, viral success came with some negative attention. But now, with help from mushrooms and the Welsh countryside, they’re in a better place

‘100,000 people are about to lose their minds!’ Four Tet on being the world’s unlikeliest superstar DJ

Kieran Hebden is now playing arenas in a bromance with Fred Again and Skrillex. In a rare interview, he talks authenticity, bootlegging Taylor Swift – and his landmark legal battle with his old label

Art School Girlfriend: Soft Landing review – lush, liminal electronica

Polly Mackey’s second album as ASG is at its best when her hazy sounds come nailed to dancefloor beats

Troye Sivan, Dan Sultan and Corin: Australia’s best new music for August

Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

Georgia: Euphoric review – seizing the day

Recorded in LA, the British singer-producer’s breezy third album is bigger on uplift than individuality

Lance Gurisik: Cull Portal review – drones, drums and disruptive drama

Gurisik’s startling album – think Aphex Twin meets Keith Jarrett – combines jazz, electronica and contemporary orchestral music to compelling, coherent effect

Mercury prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead’s record for most nominations

There are first-time nods for the likes of Fred Again, Lankum, Jockstrap and Raye, and repeat recognition for acts including J Hus and Jessie Ware

How Landscape made Einstein a Go-Go: ‘It was so ahead of its time we waited a few months to release it’

‘The phone calls in the intro are genuine – to the Kremlin, the White House, the Iranian embassy. If you did that today they’d send a Swat team’

‘Montmartre was dead’: how Paris district has been revived by music

The 18th arrondissement so beloved of tourists has been transformed by indie record labels and musicians

Jessy Lanza: Love Hallucination review – a sensual producer’s pursuit of pleasure

The uniquely puckish Canadian electronic artist spans pop and beguiling abstraction on her fourth album, as she writes about boldly confronting her needs

‘Here’s a green blob. What does it sound like?’: the kids’ orchestra making mind-expanding noise

Cornwall Youth Noise Orchestra sounds like the harsh end of 80s industrial and freaks out even their teachers. Ahead of a major concert, we visit their adventurous sound lab

One to watch: Anish Kumar

The Cambridge student weaves Daft Punk-esque house, anthemic breakbeats and moody hip-hop on his remarkably self-assured debut mixtape