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It's a strong line-up this week, as we feature a host of pioneering and leftfield acts. First up are the North East's finest Field Music, and we've also got Pitchfork and Rockfeedback favourites Destroyer, Radiohead endorsed Other Lives, Warp's electropop duo The Hundred in the Hands, legendary electronic musician Dan Deacon, noise terrorists Black Dice, and Oxford's latest darlings Spring Offensive. Away from music there's top comedy from pear cider lover Mark Watson, the man behind loveable chav Lee Nelson, Simon Brodkin, and the Laughing Horse and WeGotTickets Brighton Fringe New Act Contest grand final.

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Field Music

Pitched somewhere between The Beach Boys and Wire, featuring the pop-infused melodies and complex vocal harmonies of the former and the jagged post-punk nuances of the latter, Field Music have become one of the UK indie scene's best loved underground acts. Their fourth album 'Plumb', released a couple of months back, was just as good as anything they've previously put out previously. These shows should see the band draw on their now extensive back catalogue, seeing old favourites sit neatly alongside the best of their new material.

Southampton The Cellar on Wednesday 10th October tickets/info
Leicester SUMO on Saturday 13th October tickets/info
Brighton The Haunt on Thursday 18th October tickets/info

Mark Watson
David O'Doherty and Seann Walsh also on the bill of this Greenwich Comedy Festival show...

Two of the most acclaimed acts in comedy appear on one show at London's beautiful Old Royal Naval College. Mark Watson tops the bill - an Edinburgh Festival stalwart, novelist and award-winning comedian who's appeared on Argumental and The Mad Bad Ad Show - and he's joined by Irish lo-fi comedy genius David O'Doherty (and his small plastic keyboard from 1986). DO'D's a favourite on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and his unique, whimsical and brilliant sets have won acclaim the world over. With fast rising Mock The Week star Seann Walsh also on the bill and lightning quick Welshman Elis James as host, this is set to be one of the comedy line-ups of the year.

London The Old Royal Naval College on Sunday 15th July tickets/info

Destroyer

Destroyer doesn't really need much introduction - especially after the year they had in 2011. Masterminded by singer-songwriter Daniel Bajer, Destroyer have been making records since 1996 but it was last year, with the exceptional 'Kaputt', that they really nailed their new romantic influenced indie-pop - and with it won Rockfeedback's album of the year, coming second only to Bon Iver in Pitchfork's rundown of 2011's best releases. The truly unique and brilliant record raised the band's profile hugely, we're expecting these shows to sell out fast as a result.

Brighton The Haunt on Thursday 12th July tickets/info
London Village Underground on Tuesday 13th November tickets/info
Manchester Hey! Manchester @ Sound Control on Friday 16th November tickets/info

Other Lives

Returning to Oxford for the first time since their amazing headline show at The Jericho Tavern last August, Other Lives will arrive having just opened for Radiohead on their recent North American tour. Handpicked for that support slot by Radiohead themselves, anyone that knows Other Lives' music will see how well it will have suited that particular slot. Wistful and vividly cinematic, they recall the likes of Kurt Vile and Fleet Foxes, and this is sure to be a special show so get your tickets now.

Oxford The Bullingdon Arms on Saturday 16th June tickets/info

The Hundred in the Hands

The Hundred in the Hands are a Brooklyn, NY based electropop duo whose sound marries the best elements of post-punk dream pop. Signed to Warp, their influences include Young Marble Giants, Wire, New Order, LCD Soundsystem, The Cure and De La Soul - an eclectic but brilliant mix of artists, that accurately helps pinpoint The Hundred in the Hands' sound. They're only in the UK for a brief jaunt and we're expecting these shows to sell quickly so be sure to buy soon.

London Madame JoJo's on Tuesday 29th May tickets/info
Cambridge Green Mind @ The Portland Arms on Friday 1st June tickets/info

Dan Deacon

A former student of electro-acoustic and computer music composition in New York, Dan Deacon draws influence from the whole canon of popular music; from 70s post-punk and punk-funk acts such as Talking Heads and Devo to the likes of improvisational and avant-garde types Scratch Orchestra and band leader and pianist Raymond Scott, whose work you'll know from Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes and other Warner Bros. cartoons. Famed for his incendiary live performances, Deacon performs in the crowd with his equipment at almost floor level, and is not to be missed.

London Upset the Rhythm @ Scala on Wednesday 26th September tickets/info
Brighton The Haunt on Saturday 29th September tickets/info

Black Dice

Black Dice started life as a loud, chaotic mix of early-eighties-inspired thrash and noise experimentation, and developed into one of the noise genre's premier exponents. Having undergone various line-up shifts and a relocation to New York City, the current trio are at the top of their game. Following releases for Troubleman, Fat Cat and DFA, 2007 saw them find a more spiritual home on Animal Collective's Paw Tracks imprint who released the gnarly 'Load Blown' LP and fifth album 'Repo'. That was followed this year by 'Mr. Impossible', an album that may well be their best - showcasing a new found danceability alongside their usual chaotic electronics. Live they're colossally loud and abrasively weird - come bang your head!

London Upset the Rhythm @ Birthdays on Thursday 4th October tickets/info

Laughing Horse & WeGotTickets Brighton Fringe New Act Competition
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We're proud to be sponsoring the New Act competition at this year's Brighton Fringe alongside Laughing Horse, one of the country's finest comedy and new act contest promoters. Spread across four heats - all of which have now taken place - and the forthcoming final, competitors perform in front of a panel of expert judges for the chance to be crowned Best New Act at the Brighton Fringe 2012. With the field whittled down to the very best, this is a bargain at just £6 a ticket!

Brighton The Quadrant on Sunday 27th May tickets/info

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Spring Offensive

Always keen to support our local music scene - that of the dreaming spires in Oxford - we're delighted to bring this Spring Offensive show to your attention. Of all the acts currently plying their trade around the city's venues Spring Offensive seem most likely to follow in the footsteps of Foals, Fixers, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Chad Valley and find themselves on national radio and touring the world. An inventive guitar band in thrall to Wild Beasts and Death Cab For Cutie, they marry rich harmonies and dark, twisting guitar lines with a pure pop sensibility. If you're uninitiated, what better place to check them out than in the stunning surroundings of St Barnabas Church in Jericho? We can safely say we're more excited about this than anything else right now.

Oxford St Barnabas Church on Thursday 14th June tickets/info

Simon Brodkin
The man behind Lee Nelson works on material for a new BBC sketch series - tickets just £5!

Most famous for his "qualiteeeee!" work as loveable chav Lee Nelson and the hilariously dumb footballer Jason Bent ("110% Bent!"), Simon Brodkin is one of the UK's top stand-up comics and comedy writers. He's recently announced this intimate date at London's Wilmington Arms to work on material for a new BBC sketch series - expect new characters as well as some old favourites. Tickets are just £5 and we're expecting them to sell fast, so get yours soon.

London Red Eyed & Blue @ The Wilmington Arms on Tuesday 29th May tickets/info

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