It feels telling that four years have elapsed since Claire Boucher’s previous record, but any fears prove completely groundless.

4/5

A Canadian musician who was ‘electrocuted’ as she performed at a prominent Dublin theatre has absolved the venue of any blame for technical issues that plagued her set on Tuesday night.

He had mixed feelings about some of the year’s big sellers, so music writer Ed Power selected a personal list of the best albums of 2015