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
Supersonic festival review – an awesome windmill of noise and connection
This festival of heavier sounds from the fringes was a blast, from chilling Gazelle Twin to Daisy Rickman’s Krautrock-folk, noise icons Melt-Banana and locals Flesh Creep
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’
Laurie Anderson: Amelia review – return flight with aviation pioneer is a long haul
The US musician’s reboot of a 2000 work about Amelia Earhart is frustratingly slow to take off
Jon Hopkins: Ritual review – cosmic catharsis lacks lift-off
Originally written for an installation with mind-altering intentions, the producer’s seventh album is occasionally engaging but dissolves into drift
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
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
On my radar: Jon Hopkins’s cultural highlights
The influential electronic music artist on altered mental states, the importance of breathing exercises, and hazy IPAs by the sea
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
Techno godfather Juan Atkins: ‘There were 5,000 white kids going crazy to my music’
How did a kid from rural Michigan – who lived among cows, haybales and strawberry festivals – change the face of music? As Atkins blazes into the UK, he relives his wild times at early British raves
New summer classics playlist: 15 artists pick sunshine tracks
From road-trip energy to lazy-days vibes, artists including Nia Archives, Joe Goddard, Beabadoobee, Arlo Parks and Lias Saoudi name the best summer tunes of the past decade
Western DJs accused of ‘normalising war’ for playing at Russian techno events
Ukrainian activists say summer music festivals give a false idea that life continues as normal, despite the conflict