Stimulating, surprising and supreme, ‘The Glow’ is a remarkable outcome, a place where guitars receive as warm a reception as sequencing, drum looping and synths.

Earthy, enigmatic and possessed of a refreshing lightness of touch.

It’s a huge record, a panoramic thriller that places three incendiary MCs against a digital orchestra – an ambitious, lavish, and extraordinarily successful release.

This is pretty simple club music solely about the 'now' of dancing. And that can only be a good thing.

The second album from this mysterious French/Finnish indie-folk duo is every bit as eclectic and unexpected as the first.

An intriguing if not fully formed experiment, ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ is a defiantly un-Jack White statement, transgressing his role as a traditionalist in favour of something less logical. Packed with nervous energy, its haphazard dash to the finish line is nothing if not fascinating.

What it lacks in ambition, it more than makes up for in songwriting.

A fine line between unpredictable flair and china shop bull.

The withdrawals into ambient cusps test something of a pleasure-pain theory, and to Shed's credit the bombshells rarely follow the same pattern - a four-by-four here, a hop and skip there, seeing him scooping up arenas with a tremendously powerful iron fist.

What might be the most understated and confident album of the summer.

One for the long drive ahead as you watch the white lines get consumed by the night.

With only a few elements, Kowton crafts expansive, diverse compositions that, while still being functional, take the idea of the dance floor in novel directions.

Between Waves is an album created by a man who knows what he’s doing; and that’s the problem. He could create satisfactory albums till the end of days, but he’ll need to rip up the rulebook if he’s to grab people’s attention in this fickle age.

A record that raises as many smiles as it does questions, The Courtneys channel more wit, fun, humour, and intelligence into The Courtneys II than most bands manage in their entire discography. Go seek it out.

Krept and Konan end up sounding like features on their own songs.

Diverse talents are woven together with ease by a man with an encyclopaedic knowledge of how music can affect us. The end result is something truly special.

It seems The Aces have achieved their goal however, to escape the indie clichés attached to pop bands using guitars, and have created a fully-fledged pop scorcher.

Stuffed & Ready is more of Cherry Glazerr’s successes: the album is raw, desolate, and affecting.

‘What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?’ isn’t without its flaws. Sitting very much in their own lane, the group prefer to finesse – rather than overhaul – their sound, and as a result it can sometimes veer into the predictable. That said, Public Enemy never once let the energy drop, their raw sense of purpose intact.

Frothy, neon-soaked entertainment, ‘Future Past’ – when it works – is a blast of ridiculous 80s themed fun.

Overall ‘Barn’ is a solid Young and Crazy Horse album. The songs a layered with all that good stuff you want a Crazy Horse album to have. Crunching guitars. Laconic acoustic numbers. Mournful harmonicas. Catchy choruses and a sense of urgency. While this isn’t a classic Neil Young and Crazy Horse album it’s pretty close.

The combination of having finely crafted compositions and a relatable, poetic voice is effective.

A body of work dotted with pop anthems tied together by poetic, angsty lyricism.

All in all, ‘Henry St.’ is the type of cozy album you’d stick on your record player on a rainy Sunday and is a strong comeback from The Tallest Man On Earth indeed.

Future Islands’ fans will find plenty to love with this album, with some of the songs here already instant favourites and others feeling like some of the best, most fully realised of their career thus far.

It is a coming-of-age record that evidences Abbie’s musical and personal growth and announces her as one of the country’s most exciting new indie pop songwriters.

Recorded across Paris and London, the blend of cultures bleeds into the debut’s roots, lacing bilingual lines with effortless Parisian confidence and the harder-edged energy of London’s clubbing scene.

‘Masquerade’ is a compelling, richly textured and beautifully crafted record that lands with real urgency and vitality.