New album: The former Beta Band main man returns with one of his finest solo albums yet, a groovy protest record (“a big fuck off to Brexit”) drawing in different cultures and throwing a party for Britain’s rich heritage from an immigrant population
Read moreNew albums: Toro y Moi, The Twilight Sad, Steve Mason, Steve Gunn, James Blake, Juliana Hatfield, Lost Under Heaven, Be Svendsen
Our latest roundup of new releases includes an emotional return for The Twilight Sad and Steve Gunn, catchy quirkiness from Toro Y Moi, solid alt-rock from Juliana Hatfield, cosmic pop from Steve Mason, and dire warnings from Lost Under Heaven
Read moreNew albums: Alien Stadium, U2, New Order, plus Rush, Wilco, The Rolling Stones
Have U2 bounced back? Beta Band frontman Steve Mason joins forces with Primal Scream's Martin Duffy, a New Order double live album, plus reissues from Wilco, Rush and some 60s sessions from the Stones
Read moreBlonder, stranger, lighter, darker: favourite and fitting albums of 2016 – part 2
From Frank Ocean's Blonde to a fitting sign-off by Leonard Cohen, we complete our two-part list of a total of 50 album releases suggested by readers that reflected the mood and events of the past 12 months
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