Maria Somerville: Luster review – a vivid and vital entry in the shoegaze revival
The Irish artist’s folk-inflected sound is both unnerving and alluring on her luxuriant second album
Views of TikTok posts with electronic music outgrow those using indie
Videos tagged #ElectronicMusic attracted more than 13bn views worldwide last year, an increase of 45% on 2023
Drummer for indie rockers the New Pornographers arrested over child sexual abuse images
Joe Seiders in custody following search of home, vehicle and phone, after allegedly attempting to film child in California restaurant restroom
Julien Baker and Torres: Send a Prayer My Way review – an intimate, queer reclamation of country music
The two deep south songwriters ditch country’s rhinestones for a personal, defiant reframing of the genre’s tropes
‘Apparently, he had a fist fight with King Charles’: the jawdropping life of Luca Prodan, Argentina’s punk god
He was a gin-swilling Scottish-Italian heroin addict who set Argentina’s music scene ablaze – baffling the junta, who would arrest his audiences. As a biopic looms, we look at the fast life and early death of the still-worshipped frontman
‘Have the courage to walk away’: Bon Iver on romance, retirement and his rapturous new record
Riven with anxiety from years of touring, Justin Vernon found he couldn’t leave the house. Then a new relationship changed his concept of love. His radiant new album shares the revelations
Pulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s joyous second coming
The anthemic lead single from the band’s first album in 24 years casts a wary eye over their peak 90s fame – but also suggests that performing is irresistible
‘Goths don’t have sex – we just stare into the black sun’: Billy Corgan’s honest playlist
The Smashing Pumpkins songwriter and guitarist on overdoing karaoke, joining Pink Floyd on stage and his secret love of Katy Perry’s Roar
‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears
The UK indie-rockers won two Grammys for their debut album. Ahead of their second, they explain how they protected one another amid sudden fame – and how queer love and Davina McCall inspired them
Black Country, New Road: Forever Howlong review – revamped alt-rockers take a newer, weirder road
After losing their frontman, the band’s third studio album shows how resilient and adaptable they are, with luscious melodies, fantastical lyrics and lots of recorders
‘I would never be able to sing a song that a robot wrote’: Lucy Dacus on her new album’s themes of artistry and intimacy
As the indie singer-songwriter and Boygenius star releases her latest, highly personal solo record, she talks of her weariness of AI and digital art, the pressures of being in a public relationship, and her anger and fears in Trump’s US
Destroyer: Dan’s Boogie review – darkness haunts a gorgeous ruined palace of a record
Frightening fates await the protagonists of Dan Bejar’s 14th album, but the mercurial Canadian’s perspective and lavish instrumentation are a reminder of beauty’s potential
Lucy Dacus: Forever Is a Feeling review – Boygenius singer turns timidly tasteful
The Virginia songwriter gets lost in understatement on a loved-up album about her relationship with bandmate Julien Baker, shrouding sharp lyrics in shy melodies
‘They’re still under there, they never got out’: the Futureheads’ Barry Hyde commemorates his mining heritage
The musician was commissioned to create an album inspired by the north-east’s mining history – and then discovered his ancestors died in a local disaster
‘Saying you’re in a jangle-pop band is a red flag’: the Tubs talk speed, squalor and their glorious second album
As they embark on a UK tour, the band’s frontman recounts how terrible dates, struggles with OCD and a family tragedy all fed into their new record