Poppy: Negative Spaces review – screams and sweetness as metalcore meets loungecore
On her sixth album, the multi-genre star seems to be having an identity crisis – but amid the industrial guitars and synthpop, she clearly trusts her own instincts
Underworld: Strawberry Hotel review – sweet bangers and sad laments
The techno giants’ 11th album finds them ranging from cut-up dancefloor fillers to gentle experimentation
Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate review – dancefloor transcendence by a true pop shapeshifter
The Welsh producer’s latest handbrake turn takes her from dark-hued ambience to hypnotic euphoria on her poppiest record to date
Public Service Broadcasting review – Amelia Earhart tribute soars
History-focused band brings live magic to heartfelt songs about the lost aviator and other spirits from a more hopeful age
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
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
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
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