Jamie Stewart (the only constant member of Xiu Xiu) makes pop music. But it’s the weirdest pop music you’ll ever hear, but still encompasses the chirpy tunefulness, lyrical hooks and bouncy playfulness of the form, but imbues it with enough electronic bleeps, beats and weird flights of fancy to satisfy even the archest of music lovers.

Nice’nSleazy, Glasgow, Sun 21 Feb; Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Mon 22 Feb.