‘Music, friendship, opportunity, freedom’: the rise in clubs and gigs for neurodivergent people

Autistic people and those with ADHD can feel stressed at regular gigs, prompting a wave of carefully tailored new events. But can they cater to incredibly diverse needs?

Rüfüs Du Sol, Dom Dolla, Flume, Fisher: inside Australian dance music’s global boom

With Grammy wins, Coachella sets and sold-out tours, Australia’s electronic artists have won millions of worldwide fans. Is it dumb luck – or is there something in the water?

No Bounds review – from clubs to chapels, this Sheffield fest is dizzyingly daring

It was always somewhere to let rip until dawn, but seven editions in, No Bounds lives up to its name by expanding across cathedrals, castles and more

‘We were cheeky outlaws getting away with it’: the total euphoria of Liverpool’s 90s club scene

From abandoned factories to snooker halls, pre-superclub promoters dodged police to put on some of the UK’s wildest nights. Former ravers recall how they supercharged the city

Charli xcx: Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat review – her lime-green imperial phase is unstoppable

(Atlantic)Big-name guests abound on a thrilling remix album that takes a glimpse into celebrity’s heart of darkness but makes it transcendently fun and cool

‘Look at this. We are back’: the impossible return of French touch titans Cassius

Five years after Philippe Zdar fell to his death from a Paris building, Boombass has brought back Cassius – having received his old musical partner’s blessing in a ‘beautiful’ dream

Amy Lamé has stepped down as London’s night czar – and nightlife could be poorer for it

She was derided as toothless and overpaid – but often by right-wingers with a broader motive. Rather than cheer her departure, let’s advocate for London’s vibrant culture

Various Artists: Redline Impact review – thrilling dive into east Asian hyper-electronics

This exhilarating compilation pushes from K-pop to trance, hardstyle techno, budots and beyond – and is at its best when artists rachet up the intensity

Caribou: Honey review – this AI-aided album is dubious on so many levels

Evidently running out of ideas, the Canadian musician has used AI to alter his voice into rappers and singers – a dismally insular style of working that produces little of note

Sophie: Sophie review – shiver-inducing posthumous album from the hyperpop trailblazer

Completed by her brother after her accidental death in 2021, the experimental pop producer’s second album is among the most inventive records of the year

Rahim Redcar: Hopecore review – former Christine and the Queens artist plays to his fanbase

There are flashes of brilliance in this roughly-hewn album, but also flaws hidden by production flourishes. It’s intriguing but not wholly enjoyable

‘I shouldn’t have listened to those around me’: Janet Jackson on Michael, motherhood and how she’s taking back control

After five decades in the public eye, three marriages and the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ that torpedoed her career, the pop megastar is back. She opens up about family, fame and her fears of mayhem after the US election

Moby review – full of teenage energy on first tour in over a decade

With songs either maximalist or stripped back, there’s not much subtlety during this 25th anniversary tour for the once-ubiquitous Play – but there are some head-rush thrills

Jamie xx: In Waves review – bright, blissful bangers for 3am on big speakers

Filled with guest stars from his xx bandmates to Robyn, this long-gestating second solo album picks up where In Colour left off, and deepens its dancefloor devotion

Berlin’s Watergate nightclub will close with New Year’s Eve last dance

Upmarket Kreuzberg club blames economic pressures, a pandemic hangover and Berlin’s dated image as factors leading to end of 22-year party