New artist of the week: boygenius

Plus songs you have to hear from Empress Of and Jade Bird

New artist of the week: Snail Mail

Teen singer and classical guitar prodigy Lindsey Jordan is fast-tracking to indie-pop success with her debut album ‘Lush’. Plus: must-hear songs from Lykke Li and Talos

New Artist of the Week: Car Seat Headrest

Sit back and let this indie wunderkind from Leesburg, Virginia do the driving. Plus: Tracks you have to hear from The Gloaming and Mix & Fairbanks

Belle and Sebastian: How to Solve Our Human Problems Part 2 – soft and sweet in the middle

The second in a suite of three EPs from Glasgow’s elder statesmen of indie pop meanders between propulsive psychedelia and relentlessly pleasant easy listening

Our favourite new artist of the week: Julien Baker

And the best tracks tracks of the moment come from Alex Cameron, Angel Olsen and Sylk

Esben and the Witch: A New Nature

Born to be Vile

Kurt Vile’s last album cemented his new-found popularity. The psychedelic indie rocker explains how going from lo-fi cult hero to in-demand musician takes some adjustment

Join the Darkside: Nicolas Jaar with rock’n’roll guitar

The electronic musician has teamed up with guitarist Dave Harrington for a dark and mesmerising album

Queens of the Stone Age: ...Like Clockwork

Kurt Vile: Wakin on a Pretty Daze