Bartees Strange: Horror review – frustratingly timid genre-mashing experiment
With producer-to-the-stars Jack Antonoff on board, the anarchic American rocker offers glimpses of inspiration but fails to follow through
Horsegirl: Phonetics On and On review – a minimalist indiepop masterpiece
With Cate Le Bon as producer, the Chicago indie trio’s second album is a quantum leap, full of poignant restraint and lyrical clarity
Post your questions for Lush frontwoman Miki Berenyi
As she returns with her Miki Berenyi Trio following her barnstorming memoir, the musician will take on your questions
Hamish Hawk review – Jarvis Cocker-esque Scot shows why he’s at the edge of the big time
Also channelling Elvis and Scott Walker, the charismatic singer’s character softens as he moves from bold songs from latest album A Firmer Hand to older tracks
‘Fans say my concerts are safe spaces where they can forgive’: the cult of Ichiko Aoba
She sells out large venues, is feted by legends – and adored for her euphoric songs. The remarkable Japanese musician talks about magical islands, sonic sorcery and playing gigs with her eyes shut
Melodrive review – angsty indie singer-songwriter agonises over his infidelities
A gloomy musician messes a string of people around, but this earnest British drama doesn’t worry much about the women he betrays
Biig Piig: 11:11 review – long-awaited debut hovers on the edge of clubland
Switching between English and Spanish vocals, Irish singer-songwriter Jess Smyth’s genre-hopping set feels most at home in the quieter moments
The Brian Jonestown Massacre review – psych-rock survivors play it safe
Anton Newcombe and co rummage through the rock history books, but lack the danger and unpredictability their reputation was built on
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: The Purple Bird review – Will Oldham goes country, but darkly
Recorded in Nashville, the American outlier’s latest is concerned with the state of the nation and more, though there’s mischief in there too
Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory album review – going goth to confront our grim world
Fronting a brand new band, the singer-songwriter dives into the dark side, with confusion and foreboding creeping through 80s moods, big choruses and fine melodies
Perfume Genius: ‘I want to feel extremes – but I’m not as self-destructive now’
With a new album next month, the singer-songwriter opens up about accepting life, anticipating grief and grieving when a snake killed his beloved dog
Charli xcx leads male-dominated Brit awards nominations – with first Beatles nod since 1977
Brat scores the British pop star five nominations, while male acts make up 53% of the overall field and mixed acts 12%
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: ‘With music, we give ourselves up. It’s when we’re allowed to be ourselves’
Revered American musician Will Oldham on recording his new album with some of Nashville’s finest, helping Johnny Cash sing I See a Darkness, and his dismay at US politics
Ex-Vöid: In Love Again review – all of indie rock is here
This latest iteration of Lan McArdle and Owen Williams’s Joanna Gruesome turns their lush vocals, guitar heroics and recent heartbreaks into melodic gold
Mogwai: The Bad Fire review – noise stalwarts’ journey into hell is unexpectedly heavenly
(Rock Action)While old-school fans may lament their softening, the Glasgow band swap rage for refuge as they face personal strife – and their 30th anniversary