Tracey Thorn’s My Rock ’n’ Roll Friend (Canongate, £16.99; Tablet price £15.29) is a searing critique of sexism in the music industry. Thorn meets Lindy Morrison, the female drummer with the Australian band The Go-Betweens, in London in 1983. Morrison is 11 years older than Thorn: loud, forthright and vulnerable. Throughout their friendship, Thorn is disturbed by how men attempt to diminish Morrison’s contribution to the band and her musical influence. Thorn sets the record straight in this generous and empowering tribute to a fellow musician.