Ubuntu 18.04 audio disappeared after update
So to answer my own question. After a lot of digging I finally managed to get my audio working again. After finding this thread https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/64720 I tried temporarily adding the boot parameter snd_hda_intel.dmic_detect=0
by following this guide: How do I add a kernel boot parameter? to verify that it worked. It solved my problem, and I added the key permanently now, and the fix seems to persist after reboot.