Also out this week: 

You really need to hear what might be Xiu Xiu's masterpiece - they swerve fantastically into a hook-fuelled pop sphere without losing one ounce of their visceral experimental approach, booming and blasting new ground and taking no prisoners, Ezra Collective have made a concept album that is actually fun and danceable, drawing us into a hip-slinging, dizzying spin of a night - just make sure your jiving kicks are set to slide! Naima Bock brings a tour-de-force vocal performance coupled with their fragile, insightful, and deeply moving songwriting on an astounding second solo outing, whilst we knew Alan Sparhawk's solo album would hit us hard, it has not disappointed: it's a leap above and beyond all expectations - what may be initially disconcerting reveals a fragility and protectiveness that is enough to break our hearts all over again.

It's jam-packed this week: there's the posthumous return of Sophie, Shed Seven are back for their second sold-out instore of the year, Nina Nesbitt's folk pivot is sure to delight when she performs here on Saturday night, as will pop royalty Pixie Lott on Wednesday evening, Galaxie 500 have made a NY racket, Therapy? are looking through bins, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis are in the Winehouse, October Drift are blaming the young, it's a trip back to the 70s with Thin Lizzy, OMD are raging against luxury, Rhoda Dakar is snatching bodies, and there's a final transmission from the sorely missed Broadcast.