Songs in the key of love

U.S. Girls ★★★★ Scratch It 4AD. CD/DL/LP ...

When sudden tragedy struck, NATALIE BERGMAN found solace in the New Mexico desert. Shedding indie rock for psychedelic gospel-soul, music played a big part in her healing – while her latest album finds fresh hope in new life. “People form bands because we’re lost,” she tells Kevin EG Perry. “We’re like: ‘Hello, we’re looking for our home here on Earth.’”

This trio of Los Angeles musicians fuse the rhythms of Havana, Medellín and Lima with the sounds of 60s surf music – though their sound has more in common with Latin folk music than Dick Dale. We join them to talk about their debut album, fibreglass guitars and tropical psychedelia

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

Expanded Isle Of Wight band’s second album runs like a well-oiled machine.

The Dead Daisies Lookin’ For Trouble SPV ...