The Irish postpunk band talk about playing Jools Holland, how Glastonbury lost out to Armagh and why Ireland’s music scene is working so well

Yorke’s elegantly ageing voice, impeccable musicianship and a bona-fide classic track make for another fine outing

After a series of minimal and experimental albums, The Bad Seeds are back in all their rollicking glory

Album review: The debut album from the Mancunian ‘super duo’ is an excruciating exercise in bluster and swagger

Stuart Bailie’s elegant book explores the cultural clout and influence of Belfast music entrepreneur who rose to prominence with punk

The alt.supergroup’s second album is a looser-sounding affair, with sombre echoes of Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool

The singer and musician helped define alternative culture through his band Sonic Youth. This year he wrote a memoir about his life in music

Nottingham pianist and musician has recorded a collection of beautiful piano instrumentals

The duo behind the decks at Sir Henry’s present their fourth studio opus

Former drummers of The Cure and Siouxsie and The Banshees unite with producer Jacknife Lee

Cabra man pours his heart and soul into his most personal, poignant and open album yet

Members of Lankum and Percolator join Katie Kim on the most astonishing surprise package of the year

A cracking compilation of electro tunes from the 1990s and 2000s still sounds futuristic and fresh after all these years

Detroit singer releases 10th studio album following an autoimmune disorder diagnosis

Richie Egan on living in Sweden, parenthood, his new album and becoming a musical lifer