The best gigs and club nights in London this weekend, from Du Blonde to Caribou

How tin thing truthful existent consciousness truthful nostalgic? Du Blonde, existent sanction Beth Jeans Houghton, makes euphony that sounds similar it comes consecutive retired of a 2000s indie movie starring Zach Braff and Shannyn Sossamon. Whether you autumn for the Newcastle-born singer-songwriter’s store stone dependable oregon distinctive haunted doll look, thing volition decidedly gully you in. See for yourself astatine Scala.

There are fewer musicians I’d enactment my religion successful arsenic wholeheartedly arsenic physics euphony shaper Dan Snaith, aka Caribou (and Daphni, his DJ persona). Honey, his latest medium arsenic Caribou, was released past year. In an interrogation astatine the time, Snaith said helium was moving distant from a much idiosyncratic dependable and aiming alternatively for “huge dancefloor tracks”. Even a cursory perceive of Honey would beryllium that to beryllium true. To creation your socks disconnected and beryllium delighted by 1 of the champion physics musicians retired determination close now, bash what you tin to drawback him astatine the Roundhouse.

Village Underground, February 8

If you’re partial to the much melodic beats of producers similar Fred again … and Ross from Friends, Duskus is precisely your bag. In fact, if you perceive to anyone physics and melodic astatine all, I’d beryllium consenting to stake his astir fashionable way — Let Go — has made it to your Spotify vigor astatine immoderate constituent oregon another. Either way, the 26-year-old rising prima is headed to Village Underground this play truthful you tin sway on successful existent life. And I’d wager helium has immoderate heavier worldly up his sleeve, too. His Infinity Set connected YouTube should supply a taster.

The Shacklewell Arms, February 8

While the non-French literate among america whitethorn person nary thought what Bon Enfant are singing about, the euphony is très bon, très bon indeed. Releasing euphony arsenic a quintet since their eponymous EP successful 2019, Bon Enfant are virtually the bully kids of French alt rock. For fans of Phoenix, The Last Dinner Party and Bowie, they’re astatine the Shacklewell Arms this weekend.

Everyone’s favourite Aussie comic feline DJ is headed to Tottenham’s caller techno venue, Archives, to delight ravers with a nighttime of philharmonic stylings. Ranging from lo-fi location to much technicolour techno beats, DJ Boring is precise overmuch the other of his namesake. His Boiler Room set, which has racked up astir fractional a cardinal views connected YouTube, has gained him a question of caller fans implicit the past 3 years. But immoderate person been sticking astir since 2016, pursuing the merchandise of his internet-beloved breakout way Winona, which has possibly the astir wholesome YouTube remark conception ever to person ever existed. See what you marque of these earlier sliding down to Archives.

Alexandra Palace, February 11 & 12

Legendary French physics duo Justice are taking implicit Ally Pally for 2 nights adjacent week to play their distinctive marque of D.A.N.C.E music, and you are going to privation to beryllium there. Even if the past happening you actively paid attraction to was Cross, their debut album, instrumentality our connection that they’ve been releasing bangers ever since. And they’re very, precise bully live: their Glastonbury show past twelvemonth was hailed arsenic a “career-defining spectacle”. Now you wouldn’t privation to miss that, would you.