Plug in for the month’s best scuzz, fuzz and protest rock.

1 ROYAL TRUX GET USED TO THIS

The scuzziest band of the 1990s (above) reconvene for first album in 19 years. For extra countercultural heft, Kool Keith turns up for dissolute rap trim. A new lease of life! Find it: YouTube

2 MICHAEL KIWANUKA BLACK MAN IN A WHITE WORLD

Filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in London last May and featuring on his accompanying RSD live album, Out Loud, here’s MK in full Gil Scott-Heron flurry, without missing a syllable. Find it: YouTube

3 LIAM HAYES EAT IN SIN

The baroque-pop fabulist behind cult heroes Plush returns with a cassette-only release and his best songs in 20-plus years. Find it: Mirage Garage cassette from www.liamhayesandplush.com

4 NEIL YOUNG CAMPAIGNER

After Hitchhiker, Young stays in the ’76 file of his archives for another live set. Muchbootlegged, Songs For Judy features this plaintive Nixon-bait. Now, Chrome Dreams! Find it: YouTube

5 CASS McCOMBS SLEEPING VOLCANOES

“Welcome to cuckoo land,” incants McCombs, back with a mystical response to possible Armageddon. From 2019’s Tip Of The Sphere. Find it: YouTube

6 ROBYN HONEY

The title track from the dance-pop sensation’s comeback sets synth melancholy to a heart-pulse, strings and vocal breakdowns. Find it: SoundCloud

7 ULVER ECHO CHAMBER (ROOM OF TEARS)

A Norwegian combination of John Foxx-Ultravox, Depeche pop noir and industrial political critique. From the Sic Transit Gloria Mundi EP. Find it: Bandcamp

8 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT SWORD OF DAMOCLES

Rufus takes on the role of Cicero, extolling Americans to vote in the mid-terms via a baroque Jeff Lynne-goes-opera ballad. Find it: YouTube

9 JOHNNY FLYNN AND THE SUSSEX WIT DETECTORISTS

The theme for Mackenzie Crook’s brilliant TV comedy, courtesy of folkie-cum-actor Flynn. Find it: streaming services

10 PROTOMARTYR FORBIDDEN

Taking flight, underground, the Detroit avant-punks cover Preoccupations (FKA Viet Cong) on a split-single release for their US tour. Find it: streaming services