Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds bring rapt silence and utter joy to Manchester Arena

The night’s been blessed: Why Wild Beasts mattered

Following the announcement of their split, Angus Harrison reflects on a band who always existed in their own lane

Field Maneuvers retains its welcoming charm

Björk’s landmark album, Homogenic, is a pioneering fusion of the ancient and the futuristic

US music critic Sasha Geffen looks back on one of the Icelandic maverick’s brightest sparks of genius

In Photos: Dimensions Festival 2017

Dimensions brought electronic music’s finest purveyors to Croatia. Photographer Dan Medhurst lensed a series of portraits of the artists backstage

Five Takeaways from Oasis Festival

Carla dal Forno:
Fleeting Moments

Propelled from her Melbourne home courtesy of her intimate, nocturnal sound, Tom Watson finds an artist inspired by the intensity of her new London base

In Photos: Outlook Festival 2017

Photographer Asia Ella captured portraits and action shots of the artists that took over Outlook this year

Roi Perez makes himself at home

From Tel Aviv to Berlin, the newest Panorama Bar resident has had a symbiotic relationship with queer club culture. He meets Anna Tehabsim

In Photos: End Of The Road 2017

Peep Eleanor Hardwick’s portraits of the artists and bands at one of the UK’s most tranquil festivals. Featuring Kelly Lee Owens, Klein and more

Notes on the American Dream artwork by the man behind it

Rob Reynolds is the man behind LCD Soundsystem’s divisive new cover art. We caught up with him to find out more

Ariel Pink: Can’t Rewind

Ariel Pink is a unique voice in guitar music, but sometimes his thirst for controversy gets the better of him. Amelia Phillips finds him veering wildly off topic

How politics infected the meme, and vice versa

As we watch the world going crazy through social media feeds, Tirhakah Love looks at how meme imitates life and life imitates meme

Dance With Pride: the Amsterdam-based initiative bringing queer awareness to a dance floor near you

At a glance, Dance With Pride could be the music industry’s new t-shirt label of choice. We caught up with them to discuss the origins of the initiative.

Fade To Mind’s Leonce Nelson hails from Atlanta’s thriving underground

Davy Reed caught up with the artist at Bread and Butter to talk open-minded club nights, the Fade To Mind family and Atlanta’s black and queer communities

How LCD Soundsystem’s Sound of Silver defined an era

After the release of American Dream, Robert Bates looks back at Sound Of Silver, itself ten years old this year, and declares it LCD’s masterpiece