Lilies On Mars ‘∆GO’ (Lady Sometimes)
Sardinian duo serve up synthpop take on tried and tested ethereal blueprint
Laica ‘Tppr’ (Arell)
Dave Fleet’s new “social experiment” features a sprawling cast of underground artists
Yokan System ‘Whispering’ (Ample Play)
Japanese duo construct fizzy pop album that’s too good to whisper about
Shape Worship ‘A City Remembrancer’ (Front & Follow)
Bored of London? Try this intelligent psychogeographical take on our nation’s capital
Naytronix ‘Mister Divine’ (City Slang)
Life on the road provides the inspiration for Nate Brenner’s restless second album
Floating Points ‘Elaenia’ (Pluto)
A ridiculously accomplished debut album named after a bird you’ve never heard of
Erasure ‘Always – The Very Best Of Erasure’ (Mute)
Another ‘Best Of’, another chance to appreciate the 30-year Bell/Clarke legacy all over again
Pumarosa
London quintet invoke demons in an old Italian cinema
Money Mark, ‘Mark’s Keyboard Repair’
Thick as thieves Beastie Boys’ compatriot Money Mark is perhaps best known for his eclectic 1998 album ‘Push The Button’, but his earlier debut, ‘Mark’s Keyboard Repair’, was really where it’s at
OMD ‘Enola Gay’
Looking back through the mists of time to 1980, Andy Mccluskey talks us through the making of OMD’s smash hit single. Synths out of a catalogue, a scandal with ‘Swap Shop’, Airfix models – it’s a tale that’s got it all