Sananda Maitreya review – the former Terence Trent D’Arby returns in astonishing vocal form
Pop’s lost prodigy returns for the first time in 23 years with a dazzling, genre-hopping show – and a falsetto that still floors the crowd
Jennifer Walton: Daughters review – a stylish and painful debut
Fiction, folk and a devastating diagnosis feature in the producer and DJ’s literary penmanship, her gentle, gothic vocals thick with morbid, magical thinking
Lily Allen: West End Girl – a gobsmacking autopsy of marital betrayal
Allen’s first album in seven years traces the fallout from an open relationship, but as well as being cathartic and candid, these stylistically varied songs have melodies that sparkle
Fridayz Live Sydney review – Mariah Carey is impeccable but Pitbull steals the show
Dual headliners capped a R&B festival with fever-dream energy, including self-help sermons and Pitbull cosplayers everywhere you looked
Tame Impala: Deadbeat review – ‘bush doof’ bangers can’t hide how downbeat Kevin Parker seems to be
The producer combines an uneasy marriage of four-four beats with catchy hooks and candid lyrics suggesting his rise to pop’s upper echelons may have come at a cost
The Last Dinner Party: From the Pyre review – baroque’n’roll band’s speedily released second album is overheated
The London five-piece throw the kitchen sink at these dizzyingly dense songs, often crushing their melodic pleasures in the process
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition review – fabled album falls short of expectations
Rumours of the existence of E Street versions of Springsteen’s masterpiece have swirled for decades, but the reality doesn’t live up to the hype
Jade review – pop’s quirkiest star transcends manufactured past
Fans sing along to debut album at synth-laden show that showcased the former Little Mix star’s appealing, unvarnished and at times deeply odd shtick
Robbie Williams review – tiny Camden gig offers blinding star wattage – and a surprising new song about Morrissey
Previewing new album Britpop to an audience of 600, the star promises ‘no stadium bravado’ and delivers droll new songs alongside stripped-back oldies
Hannah Frances: Nested in Tangles review – ramshackle arrangements power restless revelations
Wayward tempos and snapping drums break fresh ground in this unruly release from the Vermont musician
Giustino review – sublime, and ridiculous, Handel rarity returns to Covent Garden
Joe Hill-Gibbins’ scaled-down staging is sensitive, and the music beautifully played and sung, but this is an uneven work dramatically
Katy Perry review – like being high on Haribo while trapped in a theme park
In a fun but frenetic show, the star hangs off props, wears a glove that shoots pyrotechnics and generally distracts from her own energy and charisma
The Kooks review – a triumphant and touching mass singalong
Playing to the biggest crowds of the careers, the 00s indie stalwarts perform like they’re loving every minute – although there is also raw emotion in Manchester on the night after the synagogue attack
Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl review – lazy big screen cash-in
The megastar’s underwhelming new album gets a suitably sub-par cinematic accompaniment offering very little for even the most devoted of fans
Ethel Cain review – a sublime rejection of pop stardom from the shadows
Bathed in darkness and backed by a formidable band, the Florida singer-songwriter turns her brooding southern gothic into a mesmerising, slow-burn spectacle