A very strong week for Glasgow gigging opens with wittering rock outfit Deerhunter at Oran Mor on Monday, a concert that has been on the cards since it was announced in September 2010 has been made even stronger with the addition of Lower Dens, one of the finds of in last years burgeoning US East Coast indie jumble.

With Maryland’s Lower Dens debut, ‘Twin Hand Movement’, a sleeper surprise appeared from a band that had formed a little more than a year earlier. Fronted by Baltimore songwriter, Jana Hunter, they flex between poundingly taut and bass heavy to shimmering, reverb heavy efforts without deviating from a consistently gripping song structure. Well worth early entry.

Boston based Deerhunter have been maturing over their last few releases, but unlike many of their ilk that lose sight of their original ideals for a more selfish sound – 2010’s ‘Halcyon Digest’ found the band tossing aside the slowburn shortcuts of previous releases, for an instantly refreshing mixture.

As a result the LP rightfully proved one of the most critically lauded on release and was rewarded by hogging many a top 10 spot in end of year lists. With such a varied and talented line up of songs and musicians, and if their performance in Stereo in 2008 is anything to go by, expect a setlist to keep you on your toes before a wig out finale.

After imprisonment in recent home improvement store adverts, Swedish indie trio Peter, Bjorn & John whistling their way into Stereo on Friday night. A clear motivation for attendance will be for mainstay on the alternative dancefloor, ‘Young Folks’, but the band will be promoting new LP ‘Gimme Some’ – released on Monday.

After a busy few years spreading their individual talents with projects as varied as Swedish soulstress, Lykke Li to kraut-electro purveyors Holiday For Strings, the new album is a thumping guitar fuelled pop assault.

In a recent interview with Spin.com, drummer John Eriksson said: “We originally planned to make a punk rock album, but listening to it now it’s definitely a pop rock album. But it sounds more punk rock when we play the songs live!”.

On Sunday at Stereo,  LA based four piece Dum Dum Girls return to Scotland with their (and one of our) favourite promoters KMR. Their last stint was sandwiched between supporting MGMT’s two Barrowlands dates last September. Recently releasing EP ‘He Gets Me High’ throws a turbo-charged indie buzz-saw, including a cover of The Smiths ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’.
In a four of tunes, it showcases the ladies musicianship and song writing more than most bands can manage over four albums. Their go-go, shimmy-sha antics are more than bojour enough for a winding end to the week, especially with change from a tenner.