The Buzz

Soul, spirituality, and a sense of sororal unity pervaded the experimental R&B duo’s album launch party, which included a surprise guest appearance from Jorja Smith.

Sumptuously cinematic, Portico Quartet’s KOKO comeback marked how far they’ve come from their earlier experimentalism.

Gentle and hypnotic, Halsall’s Union Chapel performance evoked a sense of reconnection with the natural world and the spiritual life.

With thundering industrialism and theatrics, Gary Numan was back at Wembley, and back on his own terms.

Are irreverent Isle Of Wight-ers Wet Leg worth the hype? Definitely.

The Texan trio wowed a packed-out Alexandra Palace with a cosmic concoction of global sounds that needed no translation.

Snatching the baton from legacy artists to revitalise sincere stadium rock, The War On Drugs’ show at London’s O2 Arena ensured that we all left feeling like (air) guitar heroes.

For an artist whose lyricism and sardonic humour is meticulously considered, the LA crooner’s relaxed Rough Trade East show was refreshingly stripped-back and a bit slapdash.