Also out this week: 

Fat Dog have charged into our lives with a thrilling blend of electro-punk, rock’n’roll, snarling, techno soundscapes, industrial-pop and rave euphoria and if you're rabid for a live fix, they're doing a double instore set right here tomorrow (Friday) night! Winding around a noir highway through throbbing, driving turns, smoky jazz atmospherics and a palpable sense of the dramatic, Mercury Rev are back and in undeniably fantastic form, repeated listens of Horse Jumper of Love's slacker shoegaze will crumble your defences and have it set up camp in your heart, and Matt Johnson's much-welcome return as The The is seemingly effortless yet brooding, it's the sumptuous sound of growing a little wearier and a lot wiser.

What else? I'll tell you what else! We're certainly not lamenting 40 years of this Ultravox classic, Madonna has answered our prayers, David Gilmour has heeded the piper's call, Hinds are bringing the cheer (signed copies are available!), the Boston Manor boys are preparing to storm our shop floor on Saturday night, shortly followed by Ishmael Ensemble next Tuesday, King Crimson are sheltering beneath skies, and Toro Y Moi is giving us the 'Hole Erth'!