Sam Fender returns with a highly impressive third album and proves his generational talent after a long wait of almost four years

On their upcoming album Scatterbrains, Daily J mixes the vibes of the southern hemisphere with a cocktail of indie sounds springing from far closer to home. However the album misses a bit of magic, and it is hard to pinpoint exactly where

Returning to Manchester, the Libertines delivered as only they can, with a scrappy yet heartfelt set calling back to the indie sleaze era

Infusing the classic songwriting of Dylan and Springsteen with Australian wit and dive bar narratives, Peter Bibby’s latest album constantly surprises

Bristolian rockers The Pleasure Dome return with their newest EP ‘Liminal Space’ to demonstrate their musical versatility

Vampire Weekend continue to cement a legacy and New York indie royalty with their newest offering, ‘Only God Was Above Us’

Misspelt shoegazers DIIV took to New Century Hall, with special guests in Hull’s bdrmm

How many of your favourite songs or stories are based in truth? We look at Trent Dalton’s novel, ‘Boy Swallows Universe’, to see how fiction and reality are intertwined in the arts