Gigs of the week ft. Stereolab, Pearl City + more

Stereolab | Wed 31 Jul | Albert Hall | £22.50
The English/French band formed a distinctive sound in the ‘90s that combined krautrock, motoric beats, ‘60s pop music and vintage electronic keyboards, to be one of the most influential groups of their time.
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Free Jazz | Thu 1 Aug | Band on the Wall | FREE
Showcasing the artists pushing genre boundaries, there’ll be performances from seven-piece Kara fusing soul, jazz and folk, Eastern European-inspired electronic productions from Paltin + more.
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Lime Cordiale | Fri 2 Aug | Night People | £12
The Sydney-based brothers are purveyors of sunny indie-pop tracks and embark on their first UK headline tour ahead of the release of their second album Inappropriate Behaviour.
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Pearl City | Sat 3 Aug | Soup Kitchen | £5
Formerly Bernard & Edith, the homegrown duo deliver melancholic synthpop immersed in field samples driven by percussive tools, taking listeners to a fantasy place. They celebrate the launch of their ‘Gold Metal Money’ EP.
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