One to watch: Friedberg
The London-based four-piece led by Austrian singer-songwriter Anna F serve up the coolest dance punk this side of LCD Soundsystem
‘This janitor’s daughter became a state deputy’: Leci Brandão, the Brazilian samba star turned communist lawmaker
Born in poverty, Brandão became a socially conscious samba singer who satirised Rio’s bourgeoisie – then a politician championing gay rights and Black culture. As she turns 80, she recalls a remarkable life
Caribou review – small-scale sweaty return showcases potent pivot to pop
Playing mostly new material from upcoming album Honey, this mainstream club fare is given huge personality by Dan Snaith’s croon and yearning songcraft
Fred Again: Ten Days review – pop house with unfulfilled pretensions
An album of lofty intentions and muttered musings from the dance artist de jour is saved by a gift for a nagging hook and uplifting melody
Leeds indie band English Teacher win Mercury prize
The band take home the £25,000 prize for their debut album, This Could Be Texas, beating artists including Charli xcx and the Last Dinner Party
‘We were exhausted – mentally unwell’: Empire of the Sun on the downside of success – and rising again
In the eight years since Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele’s last album, there have been hits, clashes, babies and illness – and a new appreciation for one another
Danielle Moore, lead singer with Crazy P, dies aged 52
Band members say she died in ‘sudden and tragic circumstances’ and pay tribute to ‘a life driven by love, compassion, community and music’
Leeds festival review – Lana Del Rey and Liam Gallagher are sublime after the storm
An eclectic line-up – from Lambrini Girls to Fontaines DC and Fred Again – defied Storm Lilian to deliver a fiery, heartfelt festival
Rally festival review – thrilling blend of cult DJs and indie darlings
Mount Kimbie’s electro-acoustic jams capture the ethos of this celebration of the boundary pushing that included sets from Two Shell, Nilüfer Yanya and bar italia
‘You should be partying when you write party music’: pop hedonists Confidence Man on their super-sweaty new album
They want to hurl cash over their audiences, fire lasers, and make pantomime horses sexy. But, the Australian band say, there’s a dark side to their DayGlo dance-pop
All for you! Janet Jackson, Snõõper, Bob Dylan and more: the best music of autumn 2024
From Chat Pile’s apocalyptic noise to Nala Sinephro’s celestial bliss, plus posthumous releases from MC5 and Sophie, here are the albums and tours not to miss – while in classical, Kahchun Wong takes over at the Hallé
Mura Masa: Curve 1 review – relentlessly above par
The Grammy-winning UK producer’s first album on his new label is a masterclass in hardcore dancefloor and bittersweet feeling
Critic’s pick: X Club, the hard and fast DJ duo raving around the world
Since breaking out in the early pandemic, the Brisbane pair have captured dancers globally craving raucous, strobing techno. They’ll leave you breathless
‘Identifying as underrated isn’t healthy’: Tinashe on staging the pop comeback of the year
The raw sexuality of her track Nasty made it a viral sensation, moving the singer out of major label hell. But she says the industry is still toxic and racially segregated
Matt McBriar of Bicep treated for ‘large and pretty rare’ brain tumour
Acclaimed Northern Irish dance music producer says he has had operation on craniopharyngioma tumour and is in recovery