‘I didn’t think anyone would be into it’: Slayyyter turns midwest trash into pop gold
After a nine-year come-up, the self-described ‘worst girl in America’ is having a breakthrough
Fcukers: Ö review – hyped Harry Styles-supporting NYC hedonists have the hooks to merit the hoopla
The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop
Rave Culture: A New Era review – high energy testimonial to the UK’s dance revolution
It could do with more robust political context, but this Spanish-made documentary is still a loving, insightful delve into rave’s lasting influence and lost-weekend logistics
Robyn: Sexistential review – pop doyenne returns with emotional grenades and a new philosophy
After 2018’s meditative Honey, the Swedish star returns to her trademark skin-tingling electro bangers – but this time she’s unpicking her trademark fixation on romantic love
FKA twigs review – an Olympian display of pop prowess
The British artist’s brilliantly ambitious first arena show is a breathtaking showcase of her artistic range, with pole dancing, vogue battles and sword fighting
‘There’s no flag for people like us’: electro-punk duo Chalk on spanning divides in post-Troubles Belfast
Ross Cullen and Benedict Goddard’s music is as hybrid as they are, with their Protestant-Catholic and English-Irish heritages. They explain why they still need to counter hate
Diagonale des Yeux: Madeleine review – wacky multilingual outsider pop with winning quieter moments
Music boxes, miaows and strange melodies pepper the whimsical and charmingly lo-fi post-punk of Laurène Exposito and Théo Delaunay
James Blake: Trying Times review – platitudes about politics and Kanye can’t detract from an excellent album
Amid the stylistic shifts of Blake’s seventh record come samples of Dusty Springfield and Dizzee Rascal: gripping distractions from some preachy sentiments
‘Uncool rules’: the lo-fi pop pranksters reviving the Dutch answer to dada
Cheeky and rebellious, the Netherlands’ own brand of ‘ludiek’ zaniness thrived in the 1960s protest era. Now, the New Dutch Naivety movement is bringing it back with songs about chocolate, good transport and no-smoking policies
Seven of the best music festivals to visit by train from the UK
From jazz in Rotterdam and hip-hop in Paris to brass bands on the beach in Blackpool, the Guardian’s music editor chooses the best European festivals that can be reached by rail
Simo Cell and Abdullah Miniawy: Dying Is the Internet review – a virtuosic voice cuts through digital noise
The latest collaboration between the French producer and Egyptian singer pairs soaring musicality with frenetic electronics to examine the age of AI
Musician and film-maker Flying Lotus: ‘The whole lo-fi beats thing has become like Starbucks music’
Ahead of a new EP, the creative polymath answers your questions on Thom Yorke, Kendrick Lamar and how a sci-fi epic ate up his whole life
‘Like an electrical gong bath!’ The Sheffield supermarket going viral for the symphonic sound of its freezers
Redditors are thrilled by the Co-op on Ecclesall Road, where a magnificent drone is reminiscent of Brian Eno’s ambient music. We take a visit to the back aisles
‘Stabbed in the Face soundtracked an incredibly joyous time’: the weirdest songs we find romantic
Declarations of undying affection, comparisons to a summer’s day? Who needs ‘em! Our writers recall the offbeat songs that capture their hearts
Fred Again review – guest-heavy homecoming for the golden boy of UK dance is an eclectic triumph
Following a six-night stint in NYC, Fred Gibson returns to London for a brilliant, five-hour melange of his own tracks and wildly energising guest-star mini-sets