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Villagers’ Conor O’Brien
A beauty from Villagers, an modern update attempt by Nile Rodgers, blistering metal by Pigs x 7, Brexit lament by Amber Arcades, plus The Joy Formidable, Mudhoney and Max Cooper make up this week’s selection
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Prince in 1983. Master pianist, among many other things
The towering talent of Prince on piano, rural idylls exploded by Suede and the otherworldly Gazelle Twin, peerless pop from Christine as Chris, and the brilliant Beak> are among this week’s massive roundup
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Paul Weller’s reflective new album echoes English Rose and Nick Drake
A gentle album from the Modfather, punchy EPs from Aphex Twin and Sleaford Mods, upbeat indie from The Good Sax, and compilations of 60s and 70s girl groups and Sudanese music make up this week’s selection
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The space man returns: Spiritualized's Jason Pierce
Stormy sounds and emotions from Spiritualized to Yves Tumor to super-clean pop from Teleman, and intimate piano from Chilly Gonzales, this week’s selection no shortage of excellence and experimentation
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Anna Calvi - Hunter
Beautiful and blistering new albums from, respectively, the big-voiced singer-guitarist and the Bristol punk rock band, plus a collaboration between Bon Iver and The National and more
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Tunng – Songs You Make At Night
Our bumper roundup includes a welcome return to the folktronica innovators Tunng, plus White Denim, Mark Lanegan, a concept album from the Lemon Twigs, 80s-style pop from Her’s, and the soul star Candi Staton
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The Beths debut album cover
A bumper roundup of new albums includes prog rock from Oh Sees, outstanding indie from New Zealand and the UK, including Slaves and The Beths, ghostly beauty from Scotland’s Kathryn Joseph, plus Death Cab For Cutie
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Underworld's Karl Hyde and Rick Smith with Iggy Pop
It’s slow summer season, but that doesn’t stop selection of variety and quality from Iggy and Underworld to cabaret legend Dusty Limits, songwriting from Surrey to Australia and a superb reggae compilation
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Riding high: Mattiel
A selection of new releases from the past fortnight, including the Atlanta singer, the prolific Californian guitarists, a return to form for the Brooklyn band, and two bright debuts from Australia
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Furiously great: Kamasi Washington
A bumper crop of recent and new releases includes Damon Albarn back in 2D, Florence toning down the volume, an industrial political comeback from Nine Inch Nails, and a colossal work by a modern jazz great
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Sophie: Fascinating, original and utterly different
The Smiths guitarist brings out his best solo album to date, Scotland’s Sophie creates otherworldly electronica pop, psych pop and rock from two other Australia and the US, plus the former Dr Feelgood guitarist brings pain relief
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Modern dystopia: a gif for Gruff Rhys's Babelsberg
Wales and Sweden feature much this week, with interweaving solo artists’ melancholy-pop with the Furry Animals man, Lily Allen and Lykke Li, plus three promising debuts from Jorja Smith, Boy Azooga and Echo Ladies
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LUMP: Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay, inspired by the hairy one
This week we lavish you with a bumper crop of top-quality LPs: ethereal beauty in a Laura Marling collaboration, Father John Misty parodying narcissism, brilliant Brooklyn punk band Bodega, blues funk from Warmduscher, and superb solo female work by Neko Case and Natalie Prass
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Heads up for Wooden Shjips
Synth-pop from the Scottish trio, a new collaboration featuring Camera Obscura’s singer, psych-rock from Wooden Shjips, filmic country from Lindi Ortega, braggadocio from Rocky A$AP, and a great new Late Night Tales
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Courtney Barnett
A bumper crop this week includes sharp lyricists Courtney Barnett and Stephen Malkmus, postpunk greats Parquet Courts, jazz indie from kiwis Wax Chattels, and a solo album by Warpaint’s singer and a lovely harp album
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Arctic Monkeys. Boys to men.
The Sheffield band return after four years with a very sixties sound, plus Jess Williamson’s acoustic philosophy, La Luz and a variety of psyche pop, dance and electronica from either sides of the Atlantic
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The cover of Eleanor Friedberger's new album, Rebound
A varied and fascinating selection of mainly solo artists decorate this week’s selection, including the former singers of Fiery Furnaces and Supergrass, two dance DJs, Plan B returning to soul, and Danish rockers Iceage
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Janelle Monáe
Funk, pop and rap from the Prince-influence Janelle Monae, Brian Eno’s art installation ambient work, plus an electric selection of British and American indie, rock and pop make up our latest selection
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A unique and beautiful voice: Geoffrey Gurrumul
This week’s selection includes a farewell from great blind Aboriginal singer, plus Kate Le Bon’s new collaboration, the Hot Chip singer, East Berliner Perel, a Jeffrey Lewis tribute to counterculture, and a strange joint album between Sting and Shaggy
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Goat Girl
This week's selection sees EELS at their best, Unknown Mortal Orchestra rocking out, Kylie going country pop, Goat Girl on London life, the Manics coming back strong, and gentle guitar folk from Ultimate Painting and Hop Along
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