Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend: Power pop, power ballads and grunge

London band deliver a safe but effective collection on their 'difficult third album'

‘I was, like, Babe, turn this off! I was blushing so bad I felt like blood was seeping from my face’

Kings of Leon have mellowed. The ‘Southern Strokes’ are now better called the cattle-ranch Coldplay

Albums of 2019: A big year for recording acts of all sizes

Expect newies from Rihanna, Foals, Hozier, Chance the Rapper, Soak, Stormzy and MBV

Angel Haze: Dirty Gold