‘They’re still under there, they never got out’: the Futureheads’ Barry Hyde commemorates his mining heritage

The musician was commissioned to create an album inspired by the north-east’s mining history – and then discovered his ancestors died in a local disaster

‘Saying you’re in a jangle-pop band is a red flag’: the Tubs talk speed, squalor and their glorious second album

As they embark on a UK tour, the band’s frontman recounts how terrible dates, struggles with OCD and a family tragedy all fed into their new record

A moment that changed me: I was an excruciatingly shy teenager. Then Courtney Love roared into my life

I swapped my drab clothes for charity-shop nightdresses, highlighted my hair with Sun In – and realised I didn’t need to apologise for being angry

‘The odd drunken detective has been sighted at gigs’: how Sea Power won legions of gamer fans

As they get ready to tour its mournful music, the band reflect on Disco Elysium, the video game whose soundtrack won them a Bafta – and plenty of new followers

Throwing Muses: Moonlight Concessions review – as ever, Kristin Hersh is astonishing

For their 11th album in a nearly 40-year career, the alt-rockers switch focus to acoustic guitars and cello – but their tumultuous tales are still charged with elemental power

One to watch: Divorce

Fresh from supporting Bombay Bicycle Club and Everything Everything, the Nottingham four-piece’s richly diverse sound is made for big-hearted storytelling

Sasami: Blood on the Silver Screen review – a quirky move to the mainstream

The US artist segues from industrial metal to radio-friendly pop most memorable for its vividly relatable lyrics

The Tubs: Cotton Crown review – a blistering, joy-to-heartbreak masterpiece

The London-based Welsh rockers follow up their great 2023 debut with more supercharged guitar, vintage songcraft – and a devastating conclusion

PJ Harvey review – part folklore, part fever dream

In the British polymath’s first Australian show in eight years, she performs a haunting, theatrical tribute to Dorset, where she grew up

‘Together in creativity for peace!’ Sain, the indie label pushing Welsh music forward for 56 years

It’s gone from a cowshed to a cultural institution. As its 3,000-album archive gets digitised, different generations explain how Sain deepened Welsh identity

‘I don’t want to retreat any more’: guitarist William Tyler on grief, alcoholism and his claustrophobic new album

After a painful midlife crisis, the former Lambchop sideman went to rehab, rejected ambition and embraced lo-fi recording. It made for his most startling music yet – with a surprise Four Tet collaboration still to come

‘We spent £100,000 doing a gig in a scout hut!’ The Beta Band on debt, disastrous decisions – and their defiant comeback

Fiercely original and stunning live, they should have been massive – but they imploded. As the Scots return, they relive disowning their debut album, blowing Top of the Pops – and getting shocks off their battery-powered illuminated suits

Ichiko Aoba: Luminescent Creatures review – nurturing music for bleak times

The cult Japanese singer-songwriter’s new album, inspired by the Ryukyu islands, is like a powerfully soothing sound bath

‘Liam Gallagher kissed me on the lips’: Ocean Colour Scene on making The Riverboat Song and 90s excess

‘Chris Evans told us he wanted it for the TFI Friday walk-on music. He had a thousand ideas – which is weird because he was probably the only one not doing cocaine’

Post your questions for Edwyn Collins

The singer-songwriter and former Orange Juice frontman is releasing new album Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation in March, and will take on your questions