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
One to watch: Frankie Archer
The folk singer reimagines traditional ballads with an electronic twist, layering atmosphere into her arrangements with synths and distortion
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
Still casting a spell: Broadcast’s 20 best songs – ranked!
As the Birmingham band fronted by the late Trish Keenan put out their final release, we pick the best from their eerie, evocative sound world
‘My first impression was this person’s a genius’: the life and legacy of producer pioneer Sophie
The musician, who died in 2021, shaped much of the sound of modern pop, from Madonna to Charli xcx. As her posthumous second album is released, her family and collaborators share memories of a producer who saw the future
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
The Weeknd: Dancing in the Flames review – another apocalyptic romance, and another surefire hit
Abel Tesfaye revisits his usual theme of nihilistic love and his beloved palette of 80s synths, but it’s melodically solid and there are some tweaks to the formula
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
Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – cosmic jazz musician’s cycle-of-life meditation
The harpist-composer follows her remarkable debut with 10 lush, spacey electro-acoustic tracks featuring guests such as Nubya Garcia
Floating Points: Cascade review – an enthralling record of out-and-out bangers
The eclectic British producer returns with a more dance-focused album laden with giddy modular synths
‘We don’t care whether it’s cool or not’: inside the weaponised weirdness of Mermaid Chunky
How did an oddball Stroud duo, who once played the wedding of two ceramic dogs, come to get signed by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy? Nothing is ordinary in the world of Mermaid Chunky