The Swede’s knack for fusing mournful reveries with quality hooks is in full force

After the death of her mother, Catharina Jaunviksna found solace in the studio

The Norwegian acts at the Øya Festival show Scandipop moving into new territories

Also this week: Lindi Ortega, G-Easy, Mik Pyro, Kodaline, Magic Numbers, Sleep Thieves

Teen singer and classical guitar prodigy Lindsey Jordan is fast-tracking to indie-pop success with her debut album ‘Lush’. Plus: must-hear songs from Lykke Li and Talos

This incoherent muddle of falling leaves, cameos and tracking shots has nowhere to go

People and places you’ll be hearing more about

An album with typically sumptuous production, shot through with sounds that could only come from one band; but initially this one doesn’t quite add up to more than the sum of its many Danger Mouse-d parts

Three of the top draws playing this year’s Castlepalooza give us the lowdown on their dream festivals – from the Anthony Bourdain catering to the T-Rex in the corner

No need to wait until your favourite acts do the festival circuit in Ireland. Get our continental drift? Lauren Murphy’s top 10 European festivals

We were sniffy at first, but the community aroma of Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food & Wine is too tempting to resist