‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall
Creators of Post Script, made with vocals by the late Mark E Smith, defend it as ‘a great, positive record’, but fiancee describes it as ‘ethically wrong’
Beabadoobee: Pylon review – voice of a generation’s surprisingly relatable rampage through rock star rage
The Filipino-British songwriter’s fourth album sprinkles 90s alt fuzz with disarmingly sweet melodies and an impressive host of guests including Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Turnstile’s Brendan Yates
The Tubs: Hard Life review – indie’s Larry David spins self-loathing into glorious jangle-rock
Britain’s best indie-rockers hold fast to their defiantly old-school sound, slipping wry sideways looks at despair in among hooky melodies that always sound like a good time
End of the Road festival review – Pulp and CMAT lead indie landmark’s joyous birthday party
Hitting 20, this festival has grown into a warm, genre-hopping powerhouse where fringe experimental acts are greeted as warmly as the star headliners
It felt as if the world had tired of rock music, yet Geese are the perfect soundtrack for this age of disquiet
This young American band, led by Cameron Winter, make music for a generation on the edge, says Guardian columnist John Harris
‘It’s more freaky, more balls to the wall’: how alt-country won over a new generation
From Waxahatchee and Florry in the US to Brown Horse and Little Grandad in the UK, a wave of young songwriters are reinvigorating the subgenre’s earnest emotion and twang
The best music of autumn 2026: Johnny Marr, Phoebe Bridgers, Rachel Chinouriri and more
Irish noisemongers Gilla Band, shadowy producers Two Shell and lovable band the Big Moon have new records, and there are tours from Bob Dylan and Kelela – plus the best of jazz, global and classical
Reading and Leeds have dropped BBC Introducing for a new ‘nepo baby stage’. Where does it leave DIY artists?
As R&L replace the BBC’s unsigned artists stage with one filled with rock scions and a Simon Cowell boyband, many are decrying disappearing opportunities for grassroots acts
Green Man review – Wolf Alice, Shame and secret sets keep the Welsh festival’s flame burning
The traditional fire might be banned this year, but festivalgoers are treated by energetic performances by Wolf Alice, Tamikrest and Westside Cowboy
Breakout indie band Westside Cowboy on rejecting tech and loving imperfection: ‘We’re not hermits!’
Despite their fast rise, the Manchester indie-pop band are happily going at their own pace. But what – if anything – did they learn from the advice of Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon?
‘I could have put a deposit on a house or do this crazy experiment’: the British musician playing 365 gigs this year
Isaac Neilson is burning through his savings to play a gig every day in 2026 in a bold bid to break through – and champion Britain’s struggling grassroots music scene
Lambchop: Punching the Clown review – spectral, spellbindingly ambiguous stirring of US history
Sounding weathered but undimmed, Kurt Wagner feels as if he’s standing right in front of you as he sings these superb, choir-swathed songs that invite and unsettle
Post your questions for Beck
The genre-hopping hitmaker’s new album fingerpicks the same melancholy heartstrings as Sea Change. You can ask him anything in our upcoming reader interview
‘We never apologised for our rage or revenge-seeking’: riot grrrl legends Heavens to Betsy reunite
Alongside Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer created a feminist punk vernacular that’s still inspiring the likes of Olivia Rodrigo. They recall the clarity and conviction of their historic teenage exploits
Phoebe Bridgers review – high priestess of ambiguity turns grief Technicolor in intimate church show
Ahead of playing arenas this winter, Bridgers gives her third album, Lost Weekend, a stripped-back UK debut that makes its bewitching songs sound even more astounding