Live music online this week

Alt. demi-gods Arcade Fire hit Saturday Night Live last night with an electrifying version of the heavily disco-influenced 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains). They sounded like a peculiar, 21st Century Blondie, twisted in their usual, intricate grandeur. This was a confident performance of typically epic proportions.


Hotly-tipped newbie Glasser has made a little doc/performance for her label, True Panther. Also known as Cameron Mesirow, her powerful, prevailing voice is layered over a plangent backdrop of chiming keys, clicks and claps, her band's sound resonating out of the room and her Bjork-esque, reverby vocals dominating. Now counting Gayngs and The XX amongst her fans, it's obvious Glasser's got big things ahead.


Hirsute folkies Midlake made their network television debut this week, showcasing their fantastic, intricate balladry alongside a wonderful collection of beards. We were back in the seventies again; Fleetwood Mac's anthemic, folk-pop sensibilities were combined with Jethro Tull's flutey jingles and Fairport Convention's classic British folk sound in this, recent album-opener and single, 'Acts of Man'.