How To Dress Well’s new album is a mundane departure from the project’s alluring roots, writes Rosie Francesca Gill

Beware of Darkness have returned with an album that has seen them re-emerge from the shadows, writes Jeni Lambert

Fabric has been forced into closure, but are the cited reasons as clear as they seem?

Freshers is over and the fact that you’ve got a 9am tomorrow physically hurts. Flop down into your beanbag chair for the Mancunion’s top five songs for the post-freshers comedown

Lonely Viking Arts are helping musicians in Manchester find one another and starting a night for acts who’ve never played a gig in Manchester before

The Mancunion Music section wants contributors: here’s now to get involved

From sold-out arenas to atmospheric basements, this Freshers’ guide shows what Manchester’s array of venues has to offer

Tariq Salarbux revisits Razorlight’s sophomore album, the 2000s, and the birth of landfill indie

Angel Olsen’s new album arrives as a fully-formed classic, writes Cassie Hyde

After four years out of the spotlight, Frank Ocean makes a masterful return on his own terms

Set in the beautiful hills above Bilbao, BBK lived up to all our expectations

Whitney are destined for greater things, which made catching them in such a small venue all the more memorable

Even the rain and the mud couldn’t put a dampener on Parklife

While Field Day may have started with a downpour, it was far from a washout

Elizabeth Rushton speaks to Sundara Karma frontman Oscar Lulu about the band’s new music, escapism, and glitter

This year the Belgian bonanza boasts (among other treats) the one and only Paul McCartney

The Strokes’ musical return is packed with everything fans came to love about the band

Run-of-the-mill guitar bands are the order of the day at this year’s Dot to Dot, but minor indie gems and slap-bass soul provide some much-needed respite

Grab your ticket now and don your waviest garms for Manchester’s biggest music festival—it’s set to be big!

Never one to be ostentatious, Jessy Lanza’s subtle second album flirts with R&B and Chicago house on a brilliant pop album that leans towards the dancefloor