Where else can the music editors be self indulgent if not in the last section of the last issue of the year? Here’s our highlight of the year

Joe Casson on this year’s well-rounded arts festival, which offers everything from balkan folk to cabaret, and finally gives a reason to get excited about Suffolk.

The best albums of the year, as voted by those who’ve written for us all semester. Complete with loving praise and custom illustrations

Peppy, heartfelt and beautiful—Art Angels demonstrates Grimes’ strong return to form