Our columnists round up the best in their field
From avant folk to post-post-club computer music, via several doses of Cornish soundsmithery and a tribute to former Tottenham defender Ledley King, Noel Gardner presents his 10 favourite releases from New Weird Britain in 2025, and rounds up 10 more that got away
After the cassette celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023, Daryl Worthington looks back on a year where it reinforced its role as pivotal to the present of underground music. From deep-fake ecosystems to post-sense Dictaphone freakouts, dolphin impersonations, and cutting edge beats