Beth Orton, courtesy. This week we traipse between a variety of genres that define the current states of pop. The bright power-pop of Jukebox the Ghost (featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness) and a bluegrass-inspired ditty from Young Guv contrast with a gritty techno-pop dance track by VTSS, a…

Clockwise from top left: The Mother Hips, Alfie Templeman, conductor Eric Jacobsen with Kayhan Kalhor, Sandeep Das and Karen Ouzounian; LIT, Black Label Society, Harvey Sutherland and Young Guv. The jangly guitars of The Mother Hips, disjointed motorik beats from Harvey Sutherland, catchy hooks of Young Guv and shredding…