All good things must come to an end — it’s our last print issue of the year! Let Joe Casson’s selection of album closers help you to wipe the tears away

Field Music take simple pop songs and create something occasionally genuinely transcending, brilliant and life affirming in a way that’s hard to describe

With moments both funny and meaningful, The Lady in the Van manages to compress 15 of the most unusual years of Alan Bennett’s life into a single, brilliant film