London’s Fat Dog return with their second album – a gleefully unruly mix of electro-punk, rave, pop and wonky balladry, Inspired by family dynamics and curious life encounters. Cue Elvis impersonators, Aliens and the penguins of ‘Madagascar

As Globo’s defining 1995 album ‘Pro War’ gets the redux treatment, their powerful, anti-conflict messages feel eerily timely. The electronic agitators talk political chaos, exploding tyres and antagonising fans of The Fall

Late 1990s big beat giants Lo Fidelity Allstars are back! A handful of dates at Easter haS turned into an autumn tour and there’s even talk of some new music. Big chief Phil Ward tells all over a pint before the band’s first show in nearly a decade