There is gold to be mined with every listen of Conor Oberst and company’s 10th album

Gigging in bars made Natalie Closner realise "there are people who prey upon people’s dreams". Now, she says, "we need a call to courage in the face of daunting darknesses"

JOSEPH: I’m alone, no you’re Not, ATO Records, 3 stars

The Longitude headliner tells about going it alone for his new album, collaborating with First Aid Kit and writing a sci-fi screenplay for Monsters of Folk