If you fancy a hefty dose of musical nostalgia mingled with Canadian tuxedos and a belt-your-lungs-out good time, we suggest paying a visit to the Nostalgia Machine.

Forget Mondays, we're suffering from a mean case of Tuesdayitis, with brains as fluffy as the lint you find floating around your empty clothes dryer.

Are you as big a fan of Florence and the Machine as we are? If the answer's yes, you'll probably dig these new tunes from Canadian outfit Reuben and the Dark.

It's true what they say: everybody needs good neighbours. And even better is when they can sing you a lovely tune to warm you to the tips of your toes, like our enchanting Kiwi neighbour, Aldous Harding.

The only thing you'll find breeding in most sharehouses is a healthy crop of mildew, but back in 2009, in a little house in Collingwood, something much less unpleasant was born.

With a name like Gang of Youths, you might expect a bunch of acne-scarred adolescents – instead you'll get five fully grown gents, making raucous tunes that'll get your toes a-tapping.