The Weekly Review team sinks their collective teeth into big new albums from Taylor Swift and Arctic Monkeys and also weighs up the relative merits of Caroline Polachek and Ed Sheeran’s takes on Barcelona.

On this episode we round up singles from the latest releases including Phoenix, Arctic Monkeys, Taylor Swift, Bonoboi, Mavi, Daphni, Mykki Blanco, RHCP, Lucrecia Dalt and Spanish flamenco futurist Ralphie Choo.

New albums from Arctic Monkeys, Taylor Swift, Dry Cleaning and Frankie Cosmos continue to vie for our attention, there's more French 2-Step and brand new bangers from Tove Lo, Tom Skinner and more.

Alfredo Lewin from Radio Horizonte, Chile, reviews the Road to Primavera opening concert of Primavera Sound Santiago de Chile 2022, featuring Cat Power, Jack White and Pixies. Plus:it's one of the biggest days of the year for music, with new albums from Arctic Monkeys, Taylor Swift and Dry Cleaning (not to mention Carly Rae Jepsen and Frankie Cosmos) and a new EP from Burial. Ben Cardew revels in both new music and totally arbitrary judgements, plus there are tracks from Phoenix, Kelela and The Comet Is Coming, while UKG Friday comes over all French, courtesy of Ziak and BabySolo33.

The author of "Pripyat", one of the most unique records of the year, comes to the studio to talk about her creative process and her interrupted tour with Animal Collective in Europe. David Camilleri warns us about solar storms and asks if we could live without access to all the information.

On today’s The Weekly Review we ponder who will win the chart battle between Taylor Swift and the Arctic Monkeys, review the new album from The 1975 and Mar tells us who is the MOST DIVORCED MAN ever.

Ben Cardew talks to Greg Dulli of legendary US band The Afghan Whigs ahead of their Barcelona gig, on October 23 at the Apolo. They discuss the band's new album How Do You Burn?, ask whether Greg will ever write an autobiography and ponder the art of crooning, among other things. Plus, there is new music from Alvvays, Dry Cleaning and Freddie Gibbs.

What do Aesop Rock, El-P and Boards Of Canada have to do with Xtina Aguilera and Mariah Carey? They all published phenomenal work in 2002. We listen back to some of the music that was released that year, including Interpol, Broken Social Scene and N.E.R.D. among others.

We get on the phone with the artist behind the dark-tinged project of danceable vibes, Black Crystals, to talk about his long-running career. We discuss the poor state of international touring, following the cancellation of Animal Collective's European tour, and the "temporary retirement" of Rigoberta Bandini.

Tomorrow is a holiday in Spain and we gear up to it with a lively selection of new music from Honey Dijon, Bicep, GAZZI, Men I Trust, Alvvays and Sault. Our album of the week is TSHA's Capricorn Sun and we have an old classic from Sinéad O'Connor.