Pick of the week: London: Rock & pop
Hot Leg
The Purple Turtle, NW1, Sat
Hipster jeans, old-school rock'n'roll, screechy falsetto — Justin Hawkins is back. More slightly comic guitar heroics from the former Darkness man.
Sam Sparro
Shepherd's Bush Empire, W12, Sat
Glamorous disco stomping from LA resident Sparro. Nothing quite as good as
his great Black And Gold single, but fun seems assured.
CSS
Shepherd's Bush Empire, W12, Mon
Brazilian electro-disco-rock band remain ebullient despite lukewarm reviews for their second album, Donkey. Catsuited singer Lovefoxx orchestrates proceedings.
White Lies
ICA, SW1, Tue
London trio tapping into the Interpol/Editors seam of gloomy but atmospheric guitar rock. Current single — yes, you guessed it — Death, among their downbeat arsenal.