Young Fathers: Them Heavy People

London’s Fat Dog return with their second album – a gleefully unruly mix of electro-punk, rave, pop and wonky balladry, Inspired by family dynamics and curious life encounters. Cue Elvis impersonators, Aliens and the penguins of ‘Madagascar

Lucrecia Dalt’s latest album is a sumptuous and radiant sci-fi meditation in which the bolero, salsa, mambo and merengue influences she absorbed throughout her childhood are refracted through “machinic distortions”. But an alien presence is lurking…

Diverse sounds, exhilarating gems, new discoveries and a dash of the unexpected – it’s been another phenomenal year for electronic music, brimming with innovation and surprises. After many hours of listening, heated debate and fine-tuning, we present our Top 100 albums of 2024 

The Norwegian press came up with the name Bergen Wave to describe the large number of bands and producers – of all shapes and genres – that developed in the west coast city of Bergen in the late 1990s. We’ve picked out 10 of the best electronic albums associated with the movement, although we’re starting the story in another place at another time…

As Globo’s defining 1995 album ‘Pro War’ gets the redux treatment, their powerful, anti-conflict messages feel eerily timely. The electronic agitators talk political chaos, exploding tyres and antagonising fans of The Fall