Liam Gallagher review – Oasis frontman delivers Definitely Maybe in all its 90s glory

It’s an unashamed nostalgia fest, but what could feel business-like morphs into something more considered with strings, singalongs and even a dedication to brother Noel

HTRK turn 21: ‘Whenever I met fans I could tell they were a bit shocked I wasn’t the gothic lord’

In our new monthly series Headline Act, we spotlight the Australian artist we’re most excited about – and they make us a playlist

‘It’s a hallucinatory experience!’: musicians on the awesome creative power of motherhood

Much has been made of the struggles musicians face when they become mothers – but what about the inspiration? Bat for Lashes, Logic1000 and others discuss the radical energy unleashed by the ultimate collaboration

Duster review – indie rockers impress amid unlikely TikTok renaissance

Now streaming in huge numbers long after their mid-90s years, the Californians’ nuanced yet forceful delivery punches in all the right places

‘I hadn’t thought about a drink. Then I saw the pub. Game over’: singer-songwriter Michael Head on beating addiction – again

He’s a national treasure to many, with a remarkable songbook spanning more than 40 years. But after kicking heroin twice, he spiralled back into drinking – until an ardent fan saved his life

Richard Hawley: ‘If I stopped what I’m doing the songs would still come’

On a tour of his home city that begins ‘at the crack of midday’, the singer discusses his new album, how his musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, has hit a nerve, and his main hope for Keir Starmer

‘He’d offset the intensity by setting his feet on fire’: PJ Harvey, Mogwai and more on Steve Albini

Artists from the Wedding Present to Sunn O))) and Jon Spencer recall a kind yet acerbic genius who was a true champion of artists’ intentions – and a fiend for chocolate Hobnobs

Beabadoobee: ‘I don’t have time for death threats. I’ve got a mortgage to pay’

A support slot on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and a Rick Rubin produced album has given the former TikTok-viral musician a new sense of self-confidence. Not even the internet trolls can stop her

Steve Albini obituary

Frontman for ‘noise rock’ bands Big Black and Shellac acclaimed for his production of albums by Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey

Les Savy Fav: Oui, LSF review – New York post-punk oddballs make restrained return

The veteran five-piece’s first album in 14 years has flashes of the old thrill, but doesn’t quite hit earlier heights

‘The music industry is smoke and mirrors’: how DIY duo the Lovely Eggs are keeping the north weird

The psych-poppers have made records with Iggy Pop and launched their own TV channel, but their biggest challenge yet is taking shape in their home city of Lancaster

David Webb obituary

Other lives: Talented drummer who played in different bands and genres all over the world including the US, Australia and Cambodia

Rachel Chinouriri: What a Devastating Turn of Events review – a debut that’s better than it thinks

The new wave Britpop singer-songwriter includes a couple of old hits on an album that is in fact brimming with fresh ideas

Mitski review – unusual, enigmatic and utterly compelling

The indie artist deploys her songs like controlled explosions as she turns the stage into a cabaret, a circus, a cage

Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop

Artists from Dua Lipa to Nia Archives are tapping the boisterous energy of mid-90s music – and even embracing the union jack. Can they avoid the genre’s laddish lows?