The Pictish Trail’s Secret Soundz Vol. 2 Due

Johnny Lynch gives us a track-by-track run-through of his new album, out in January; tour dates below

Trance Induction: An Interview With Tal National

Nigerien ensemble Tal National create joyful, extended, hypnotic grooves that draw from their home country's varied musical traditions. With their first internationally distributed album just released, founder Hamadal Moumine speaks with Richie Troughton about selling his own group's CDs at roundabouts and taking their sound to the wider world

LISTEN: A Storm Of Light – Disintegrate

First spin of track from forthcoming album Nations To Flames

PLAYLIST: Tor Ist Das! Festival

Tor Ist Das! returns to West Yorkshire tomorrow; check out a playlist of music from those playing this year below

LISTEN: Shackleton & Vengeance Tenfold’s Sonic Journeys

Now available to download

The Legendary Pink Dots

So Lonely in Heaven

The increasingly accurately named Anglo-Dutch experimental rock return with yet another one – this one's a brooder set to a set of arrangements that feel strangely comforting, finds Richard Foster

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WATCH: Savages On Jimmy Fallon

Band play She Will and City's Full on American TV

Kelly Moran Readies New LP, ‘Moves In The Field’

The pianist's first solo album since 2018 will be released by Warp in March

Spool’s Out with Tristan Bath: The Top 20 Tapes Of 2015

Tristan Bath rounds up his top 20 cassette tapes and favourite tape label of 2015 in his annual assessment of the state of music on tape. Illustration by Wedhar Riyadi

ANOHNI To Release 7″ Vinyl Of Covers

She's updated tracks by Bob Dylan and Nina Simone for the new record

Jo Bevan Reveals New EP, ‘Born Ready’

The Desperate Journalist frontwoman's new solo record is out today via The state51 Conspiracy

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Reveals New LP With Emile Mosseri

The album comes in two parts, which will be released separately

Lindsay Kemp’s Last Project: What Love Would Want

Diversity, equality, inclusivity and love as a human right? As the world began to sit up and pay attention to Me Too in the U.S. and gay refugees in Chechnya, Lindsay Kemp teamed up with singer songwriter Tim Arnold to make sure his last dance would remain a beacon of love and light to unite all. Words by Ben Pelchat

Under The Hood: Nochexxx & Plastic Horse Interviewed

With the release of Nochexxx's anarchic debut album Thrusters, Harry Sword catches up with both the Cambridge dweller and visual artists Plastic Horse, to talk petrolhead musical tinkering and the mayhem of the album's accompanying film

LISTEN: New Pharaoh Overlord Album

Pharaoh Overlord share stream of their new album, released today