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No swan song ... St Vincent
St Vincent to Queens of the Stone Age, Marika Hackman to Laura Marling, Fleet Foxes to the Mountain Goats, this second part of our readers' favourite albums throws up lots of questions over the self and others
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Images Father John Misty's Pure Comedy
Father John Misty to Randy Newman, Thundercat to Sleaford Mods, Richard Dawson to DUDS, Björk to Lorde – who is on the first part of this week's reader-voted list, and what is the running theme?
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Belle and Sebastian … tackling problems with a series of new EPs
Unreleased material from one half of Steely Dan, singing sisters combine with classical, Glaswegians tackle global problems, experimentation with Eno and Morrissey's new single are among this week's selections
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Alien Stadium … taking off with Steve Mason and Martin Duffy
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
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One of the album covers of Morrissey Low In High School
Brimful with brilliant lyrics, a scattering of controversy but also great tunes, Moz's first since 2014, plus Saul and co with an EP, plus the great Mavis, Karl Blau and Serge's daughter continues to make her mark
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New EERA: Norway's Anna Lena Bruland
A bumper crop this week includes the Bella Union boss and friends, Angel Olsen, Norway's EERA, comebacks for Shed Seven and Quicksand, Evanescence orchestral reworkings, punk electronica from Escape-ism and a single from the Modfather
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James Holden & The Animal Spirits
Alongside a 13th Dylan Bootleg box set, there's a real mixture of krautrock, psychedelia, rock, pop, pastroral folk and dance music in this week's selections
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Bootsy's back. As understated as ever …
There's a distinctly Scottish flavour to this week's selection with releases from Glasgow and Edinburgh, plus Ian Dury's son Baxter, Margo Price, Bootsy Collins and a new vinyl single from Morrissey
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The The – Radio Cinéola
Something of a throwback week of new and old: releases from The The, Destroyer and Wu-Tang Clan, plus compilations and box sets of The White Stripes John Peel sessions, John Carpenter film music and a Smiths classic
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St Vincent aka Annie Clark
A truly exceptional selection this week includes two supreme indie innovators Beck and St Vincent, plus alt-country from Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Four Tet electronica, and a singer-songwriter from Aberdeen
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Liam Gallagher: charm offensive
This week's selection picks out the younger Gallagher, the jazz musician, the rhythmic Mancunians, a great British guitar band, the US country singer, the former Mercury winner and the inimitable goth metal rocker
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Wolf Alice
The second from Wolf Alice, Tricky's return to 90s glory, experimentation from Pere Ubu, Blancmange continue a sweet return, plus some vinyl revivals from Bowie, the Pink Floyd guitarist and R.A.F complete this week's selection
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Stadium Killers: Brandon Flowers and friends are back
A bountiful selection this week brings you everything from rap-metal righteous anger to soulful 60s torch songs, stadium rock to innovative indie, plus a sneak preview of Björk's new single - her own category completely
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The Surfing Magazines jump on this week's wave of new albums
Dave Grohl and co aren't the only big release this week - from electronica to garage, soul and psychedelia, this week's selection touches on the future in all sorts of original ways, apocalyptic and otherwise
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Water pair: Sparks are playing it cool by the pool.
The Mael brothers continue to surprise and delight, some unheard 70s archive from Neil Young, Tori Amos takes on the alt-right and climate change, plus The National, Alvvays and The Waterboys colour this week's selection
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LCD Soundsystem
This week: a welcome return from James Murphy and co, erotica electronica from Natalie Sharp, acoustic work from Rawlings with Gillian Welch, a poppier Mogwai, rock/hip hop from Downtown Boys and OMD return to Kraftwerk roots
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Josh Homme and Queens of the Stone Age take a truth test with their new album
Josh Homme and co work with Mark Ronson, Nadine Shah and Cabbage go political, Martin Hannett's tribute to Delia Derbyshire, plus Susanne Sundfør and Iron & Wine decorate this week's selection
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