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Kneecap: Not since the heady early nineties days of wayward Dublin crew Scary Eire has an Irish hip-hop act sounded so vital and energetic. Photo credit: Sarah Ellis

Kneecap make an exhibition of themselves on Fine Art

Hackney diamond geezers. Photo credit: Mark Seliger

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The Mary Wallopers. Phtoo credit: Sorcha Frances Ryder

The Mary Wallopers back with more DIY diddley aye

Soda Blonde: ambition fulfilled

Soda Blonde dream bigger and bolder on new album

Róisín Murphy performs in concert at Castello Sforzesco, Milan last July

Róisín Murphy journeys to the outer reaches of weird

Olivia Rodrigo: more of the same - except harder, faster and funnier. Photo Credit: Larissa Hofmann

Olivia Rodrigo turns herself inside out on GUTS

Steely Dan: I hear you are singing a song of the past

A double whammy of classic Steely Dan albums

The bawdy, swaggering and frequently drunk

Mik Pyro is still on fire on his debut solo album

Shane O'Neill and Dave Long: Age and angst dominate but these songs mostly burst with hope and fond memory. Photo by Noel Farrell and Sabrina Colley

Shane O'Neill and Dave Long: And You Can't Dream That

Older, wiser, and wounded, Blur are wrapping themselves in the cotton wool of resigned contentment. Inertia and ennui has rarely sounded more blissful

Tesco disco!! Blur are back with The Ballad of Darren

Dua Lipa in the music video for Dance the Night Away

Barbie: The Album - pure and unashamedly brilliant pop

With Dave Grohl triple-jobbing on vocals, guitars, and drums, this collection of bruisers and ballads serves as a lighthouse for band and listener alike, with comfort and inspiration coursing through each song

Foo Fighters at life-affirming best on But Here We Are