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 moreNew albums: Björk, Noel Gallagher, Bdy_Prts, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, plus Neil Young, Richard Hell
Björk is back. Still innovative. Still extraordinary.
The queen of Icelandic innovation releases a more upbeat album than her heartbreaking last, Noel's Birds are Flying High, Bdy_Prts, Sharon Jones and two Black Friday vinyl special reissues
Read moreNew albums: Morrissey, The Moonlandingz, Karl Blau, Mavis Staples, Charlotte Gainsbourg
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
Read moreNew albums – Lost Horizons, EERA, Angel Olsen, Evanescence, Shed Seven, Quicksand, Spinning Coin, Ian Svenonius/Escape-ism, Paul Weller
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
Read moreNew albums: Bob Dylan, James Holden & The Animal Spirits, Shamir, Autobahn, Fat Boy Slim, Lomond Campbell
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
Read moreNew albums: Catholic Action, Baxter Dury, Out Lines, Margo Price, Bootsy Collins, plus Morrissey
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
Read moreNew albums: The The, John Carpenter, Wu-Tang Clan, Destroyer, Lucinda Williams, The White Stripes, The Smiths
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
Read moreNew albums: Beck, St Vincent, Four Tet, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Best Girl Athlete
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
Read moreNew albums: Liam Gallagher, Kamasi Washington, Pale Seas, DUDS, Marilyn Manson, Benjamin Clementine, Gregg Allman
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
Read moreNew releases: Wolf Alice, Tricky, Pere Ubu, Blancmange, David Gilmour, David Bowie, D.A.F.
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
Read moreNew albums: The Killers, Marc Almond, Prophets of Rage, Omni, The Horrors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Wedding Present, plus Björk
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
Read moreNew albums: Foo Fighters, Gary Numan, Benjamin Clementine, Micah P. Hinson, Ariel Pink, The Surfing Magazines, Death From Above
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
Read moreNew albums: Neil Young, The National, Sparks, Tori Amos, The Waterboys, Alvvays
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
Read moreNew albums: LCD Soundsystem, Mogwai, OMD, Lone Taxidermist, David Rawlings, Downtown Boys
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
Read moreNew albums: Queens of the Stone Age, Nadine Shah, Cabbage, Susanne Sundfør, Martin Hannett, Iron & Wine
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
Read moreNew Albums: Oh Sees, DJ Shadow, Everything Everything, Ghostpoet, Grizzly Bear, Paul Draper
Grizzly Bear
An indie-pop assortment of intelligence characterises this week's releases, with altered-name Oh Sees, DJ Shadow, Everything Everything, Ghostpoet, Grizzly Bear, and ex-Mansun's Paul Draper
Read moreNew albums: The Cribs, Randy Newman, Girl Ray, Dead Cross, Frankie Rose, 5 Billion In Diamonds
The Cribs
Our latest selection of recent releases includes cutting satire with the return of Randy Newman, The Cribs going back to their roots, plus a hardcore punk supergroup, plus melancholy pop and psychedelia
Read moreNew album releases: The Fall, Brian Eno, Black Grape, George Thorogood, The Duke Spirit
Black Grape are back after 20 years: Shaun Ryder and Kermit
Shaun Ryder and Kermit return after 20 years, a Brian Eno reissue, The Duke Spirit welcome Josh T Pearson, George Thorogood and The Fall's 31st album in 41 years all decorate this week's selection
Read moreNew releases: Arcade Fire, OMD, Michael Chapman, Everything soundtrack
Arcade Fire
This week's selection highlights the album of release by Arcade Fire, OMD's return to their early electronica sound, Michael Chapman channelling early Bowie and music from the game Everything
Read moreNew releases: Lana Del Rey, Clint Mansell, Poliça & Stargaze, Declan McKenna
Lana Del Rey
Our latest selection includes some collaborations from the pop noir singer, some innovative Steve Reich inspiration from Berlin artists, Black Mirror soundtrack music, and an impressive 18-year-old's debut
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