An impeccable mix of haunted earworms, zinging lyrics and dancefloor delights that end too soon, the American superstar’s third album seems to pull back from tantalising new horizons

Beth Ditto-fronted US indie trio Gossip’s first album in 12 years feels strongly personal and political. Musically, though, it pulls its punches

On this textbook collaboration that’s anything but, the Oasis singer and Stone Roses guitarist rearrange the DNA of their former bands to intriguing effect

There’s less seething, more singing as the Bristol band’s fifth album finds them evolving musically, artistically and emotionally

With strings and psychedelia added to the mix, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s ever-evolving side project feels as dynamic now as their day job

The ribald charms of theIsle of Wight duo’s first two singles have been replaced by indie rock about rubbish exes on their surprisingly conventional debut

Taking raw emotion to the next level, Adele relives the year her marriage fell apart on this self-flagellating powerhouse of an album

The Glaswegian trio use horror film tropes to explore fame, double standards and battles closer to home on their intense fourth album

After two brushes with death last year, the Manchester rapper has a lot to process on his starkly honest second album

Shabaka Hutchings and co’s urgent fourth album lifts the spirits and feeds the soul

Channelling 70s New York funk and her father’s release from prison, the ever brilliant Annie Clark loosens up on her soulful sixth album

Marie Ulven’s debut album is a quietly confident declaration of intent

With global events confirming their long-held worldview, the Canadian prophets of doom sound angrier, sadder and more beautiful than ever

This poppy, life-affirming ode to gay domestic bliss is a paean to black people ‘living their damn life anyhow’

On this strikingly assured seventh album, Del Rey reflects on fame, love, loneliness and the solidarity of fellow female songwriters

The grief remains, but Cave’s hunger for retribution is back too, heightened at every turn by Ellis’s strings, on this wild, writerly masterpiece

Some bold moments reveal the soul singer’s potential to be more than the voice of TV jingles and Adele stop-gaps

The last surviving Bee Gee takes the easy route with these glossy, country-inflected retakes of their greatest hits with Dolly Parton, Sheryl Crow et al

The former Beatle’s latest offering possesses the same playful spirit as his 1970 solo debut

This long-awaited box set captures the Canadian grappling with fame while boldly pursuing unfamiliar sounds and moods