Gaz Coombes | Mon 21 May | O2 Institute 2 | £17.25
The once and future king of eclectic English art-rock, Gaz Coombes hits the O2 Institute in support of his adventurous and seductive new album, ‘World’s Strongest Man’. There’s nary a whiff of Supergrass in sight on a record that puts Coombes squarely on the throne of elder Britpop statesmen. seetickets.com

Nilüfer Yanya | Mon 21 May | Sunflower Lounge | SOLD OUT
22-year-old West Londonder Nilüfer Yanya made the BBC Sound of 2018 list with her sparse, guitar-driven soul-pop – but her music, as on this year’s ‘Do You Like Pain?’ EP, has been a long time cooking. Get cosy (and, probably, sweaty) in the Sunflower Lounge and witness the evolution of something special.

Peace | Thu 24 May | O2 Academy 2 | SOLD OUT
B-Town’s prodigal sons Peace return with their bright, anthemic indie-pop – and new album ‘Kindness is the New Rock n Roll’ does not do things by halves, embracing the 60s bombast wholeheartedly. You’ll scarce read a mention of Brum in their album reviews, but we all know where they started.

Lo Moon | Thu 24 May | Hare & Hounds | £11.55
There’s no getting around the fact that Lo Moon really, really love Colour-of-Spring-era Talk Talk – the soft synths, steady drum pads, ethereal guitars and gentle Mark Hollis-esque inflections are dizzyingly on-point across their new, self-titled album. Then again, what’s not to love about that? skiddle.com

Japanese Breakfast | Thu 24 May | Hare & Hounds | £11
The indie-pop solo project of Michelle Zauner – of Little Big League fame – is a gorgeous masterclass in shoegazey, guitar-led pop anthems, songs that embrace you with a cloud of warm synths at the same time as breaking your heart with their gentle melancholy. skiddle.com

Yr (Still) Welcome | Sun 27 May | Wagon & Horses | £10
DIE DAS DER’s promised second all-dayer takes place at Digbeth’s Wagon & Horses – filled to the brim with riotous, deafening, dirty rock music, from the post-hardcore squall of False Grails to the noisecore terror known as A Pig Called Eggs. Some things only the West Midlands can truly provide. theticketsellers.com