An excursion through genders and genres including new unreleased music by Goldfrapp, Xiu Xiu and Nina Kraviz, plus an interview with director Yony Leyser, whose documentary William S. Burroughs: A Man Within hits German cinemas this month…

Here’s our overview of some of the year’s most interesting recordings from queer and gender-defiant artists, judged by songcraft and sonic storytelling as well as political content, including Hercules & Love Affair, Austra, Beth Ditto and Hunx and his Punx…