The Tallest Man On Earth – Just Beyond Endless Mountain Kristian Matsson returns to his roots in rural Sweden. The result is a subtle and rich evolution of his sound that rewards immersive listening

Into the Woods review – Fein’s magnificent West End transfer casts its spell at the Noël Coward Theatre Fleetwood’s Witch and Pitt-Pulford’s Baker’s Wife make Sondheim’s dark fairytale utterly unmissable

‘The Earth Resounds’ review – a century of polyphonic glory from Flanders The Sixteen take to the stage in an atmosphere of pre-Reformation opulent piety at St James’s, Spanish Place

Pet Shop Boys – A man from the future review: “An immersive, multi-faceted audio experience” Only Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe could have made this concept album exploring the life of codebreaking genius Alan Turing, which updates their 2014 prom with spoken words and revised music

HAAi – DIGITiSE Billed as a bigger, ravey sibling to 2025's HUMANiSE, the Australia-born producer this time sends riffs ricocheting off the walls

Sheryl Crow – Pick You Up Latest offering from American singer-songwriter may have lovely sentiments but sees her coast on autopilot, too gentle and middle of the road to make much impact

Teenage Fanclub – Do Not Dare To Dream Scottish quintet settle comfortably into their late middle-age with sunny harmonies, chiming guitars and a general warm demeanour on thirteenth album

Jamie T – Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning) Jamie Treays' reflective sixth album is the sound of a man looking back on his past, but not being trapped by it

Reissues Roundup: Elastica, Alison Moyet, Amy Winehouse The Beatles, Elvis Costello and gay porn soundtrack maestro JD Slater also feature in this month's roundup of reswizzles and compilations

Fat Dog – Cancel Me (I’m Tired) Second album from South London six-piece mixes distorted electro-punk, industrial disco and nihilist anthems to cause a sense of disorientation

Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts – Second Song The legendary Canadian looks back over his life in unashamedly nostalgic, romantic fashion with supremely poignant results

Johnny Marr – The Age Of Everything Former Smiths guitarist's fifth solo album may not contain any surprises but sees him refine his songwriting chops and deliver a solid record in the process

LPO/Gardner review – a profoundly moving War Requiem opens the new season at the RFH Edward Gardner brings tremendous discipline and emotional power to Britten's War Requiem, crowned by an outstanding performance from Paul Appleby

Julia Jacklin - The Gem

Tinashe – Popstar American R&B artist expands her palette and subverts expectation on liberatingly chaotic and fun eighth album

M83 – I Wrote You A Letter Electronic producer Anthony Gonzalez returns, once again building skyscrapers of sound from what seems like precious little resources

Gilla Band – Pugnello Dublin quartet's fourth album arrives with complete, unrestrained mayhem, music that grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go

Mary Gauthier – Reckoning American alt-country singer-songwriter consolidates her position on tenth album with songs of gravitas that address arduous and unstable times

The Klittens – Have A Heart Debut album from Amsterdam all female five-piece delivers fuzzy, off-kilter post-punk that promises even greater things to come in the future

Soft Cell – Danceteria Final album from legendary synth duo is a lovely swansong to the late Dave Ball, the sound of a glorious journey coming full-circle