Boards of Canada: Inferno review – after 13 years away, their prodigal return is a big disappointment

The Scottish electronic duo remain hugely influential – but their new album’s interrogation of religion is dubious, and the drum programming is worse still

Kraftwerk review – after more than half a century of techno supremacy, they still sound like the future

Ralf Hütter and his bandmates show how profound their influence has been on huge swathes of popular music – and they give a tender tribute to the late Ryuichi Sakamoto

PinkPantheress review – singer proves she’s ready for pop’s A-list at sensational New York show

The viral star electrified Brooklyn with winking visuals, self-aware humor and a slew of special guests

Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom review – the Knife star’s debut solo album is a garden of earthly delights

On a floral-themed LP, squiggling melodies and quizzical distortion banish the winter gloom Dreijer brought to the Knife and his tracks with Fever Ray

Serokolo 7: Maramfa Musick Pro review – South Africa’s latest club export is a relentless adrenaline shot

Reinvigorating the South African mapanta subgenre, producer Serokolo 7 blends folk vocal melodies with seething 180bpm rhythms, creating a barrage of sound

Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times

Unsettling breathing, arrhythmic clatter, gloomy piano and military snares underpin a Beefheartian portrayal of a boorish warmonger on the band’s ominous return

The xx at Coachella review – indie trio reunites for spellbinding, rangy set

The English band’s first festival set in eight years hypnotized with their atmospheric dance sound

Pet Shop Boys review – no hits? No problem on first night of a masterful obscurities run

The era-defining duo’s ultras are suitably spoiled in the first of this intimate five-day run, showered with rarities that put a different spin on their well-known history

Fcukers: Ö review – hyped Harry Styles-supporting NYC hedonists have the hooks to merit the hoopla

The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop

Robyn: Sexistential review – pop doyenne returns with emotional grenades and a new philosophy

After 2018’s meditative Honey, the Swedish star returns to her trademark skin-tingling electro bangers – but this time she’s unpicking her trademark fixation on romantic love

FKA twigs review – an Olympian display of pop prowess

The British artist’s brilliantly ambitious first arena show is a breathtaking showcase of her artistic range, with pole dancing, vogue battles and sword fighting

Diagonale des Yeux: Madeleine review – wacky multilingual outsider pop with winning quieter moments

Music boxes, miaows and strange melodies pepper the whimsical and charmingly lo-fi post-punk of Laurène Exposito and Théo Delaunay

James Blake: Trying Times review – platitudes about politics and Kanye can’t detract from an excellent album

Amid the stylistic shifts of Blake’s seventh record come samples of Dusty Springfield and Dizzee Rascal: gripping distractions from some preachy sentiments

Simo Cell and Abdullah Miniawy: Dying Is the Internet review – a virtuosic voice cuts through digital noise

The latest collaboration between the French producer and Egyptian singer pairs soaring musicality with frenetic electronics to examine the age of AI

Fred Again review – guest-heavy homecoming for the golden boy of UK dance is an eclectic triumph

Following a six-night stint in NYC, Fred Gibson returns to London for a brilliant, five-hour melange of his own tracks and wildly energising guest-star mini-sets