Covid-19 measures, which mean reducing audience sizes in music venues, are causing some opera singers to be quite vocal indeed

A female Spanish indie-pop quartet bounce into summer, a darkwave Limerick trio deliver turbulent radiance, and the 17th album from an ambient star harks back to his 1990s heyday, with all proceeds going to charity

The lead singer of The 1975 likes challenging assumptions and broadening musical palettes in any way that makes sense to him, whether it’s including a saxophone or a Thunberg solo on the band’s new album

The fourth album from electro-pop sensation Charli XCX was produced in isolation and reveals a vulnerable humanity that may have been hidden on previous releases

Pandemic or no pandemic, WFO is determined its 69th iteration will go ahead from October 20 to November 1

Art-pop maverick romps through pop-music history; ex-Charlatans frontman goes psychedelic; and relentless socially-aware punks rival Ken Loach for bleak realism

A brand-new guitar inspires sensuous laid-back folk; a punk-pop songwriter unpacks her divorce; and an R’n’B legend releases a heartbreak mix tape

Moves are afoot to shield Irish musicians from at least some of the devastating economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis

The Raconteurs co-pilot returns with guitar exuberance; a TOTP-era pop queen shows the kids how it’s done; and an electro experimentalist brings more dread than we can handle

A seminal NYC band and a cult Canadian legend both return with best work in years; and an Irish electro-popper creates engaging ambient minimalism

The Radiohead guitarist could be forgiven for being upset that Covid-19 has scuppered his plans for touring his first solo album, but as he recovers from the virus himself, he is happy just to have the record out in the world

The government has been accused of mustering an inadequate response to the coronavirus in the shape of its €1 million Arts Council fund

A TV show soundtrack and two confessional albums from female singer-songwriters are reviewed this week

The initiative will serve as a training ground for vocalists to land smaller roles in Wexford Festival Opera productions

The mass shutdown of the entertainment industry, along with everything else, has left most classical musicians in this country living from hand to mouth

Pop perfection from a true star, an earnest misfire from an experimenting songwriter, and a collaborative effort from 1990s legends

Donald Glover’s high-concept album is oddly underwhelming; a ‘successful’ Abel Tesfaye is a bit hard to love; and Mozz’s sonically finest album in years is let down by its lyrics

Fergus Sheil of Irish National Opera is refusing to remain despondent for long at the enforced shelving of his production of Carmen at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

It’s hard to know how 2020 will unfold, but the Galway Cello, created from local timbers as part of the European City of Culture programme, will stand the test of time

Stevens disappoints with an unremarkable New Age/ambient collection of songs