Laibach: Pop, Pop, Pop Musick
Eschewing their usual avant-garde provocations, Laibach are back with their most pop-facing record yet – a gloriously hook-laden set packed with undeniable bangers. Didn’t see that one coming…
Lip Critic
NYC electropunks will make you sweat
Group A.D.
Meet sampledelic Leeds collective
Richard Barbieri: The Ghosts Of My Life
Apparitions, spectres, alternative realities… former Japan and Porcupine Tree synthesist Richard Barbieri returns with ‘Hauntings’, a spellbinding solo work steeped in memory and imagination
Billy Fuller: In Pieces
Kosmische textures, hypnagogic vibes, motorik grooves… Beak> bass man Billy Fuller takes us on a brilliantly wonky trip
Brigitte Fontaine ‘Patriarcat’
A major figure in the French underground who worked with the likes of Grace Jones, Stereolab and Sonic Youth, Brigitte Fontaine reflects on ‘Patriarcat’, the 1977 electro-funk curveball she made with Areski Belkacem
Emil Mark
Dane makes a case for debut of the year
Miss Grit: Human After All
Favouring emotional candour and maximalist expression over conceptual armour, Miss Grit emerges from under the sci-fi veil
Chalk
Industrial punk pair champion Belfast