Twin Shadow & Anna Calvi

In other sideshow news, ANNA CALVI and TWIN SHADOW will be joining to forces and playing co-headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne (a culmination of their previously-scheduled sideshows). Calvi and Twin Shadow are two of 2011's most hotly-tipped international artists, the former picking up a Mercury Prize nomination for her eponymous debut, with the latter touring the globe off the back of his Pitchfork BNM'ed album Forget.

Twin Shadow's debut album, Forget, is a sepia-tinged homage to his childhood, recalling moments from his youth in moods alternately sweet and sinister, but always compelling. Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear) produced the album and he does a fine job of making Forget's 80s-tinged electro-pop sound altogether new. Grab a partner and pretend it's your school formal: Twin Shadow's slinky tunes and deep, velvety voice are made for this.

See ANNA CALVI up close and personal. She's on fire at the moment; listen to her eponymous debut or watch any video of her performing and you'll see why. The half-Italian, half-British artist's deliciously dramatic vocals and darkly cinematic instrumentation have won countless plaudits (including a prestigious Mercury Prize nomination) and the praise of Brian Eno who calls her 'the best thing since Patti Smith', which is not a compliment you'd throw out of bed. Check out her incendiary performance at the Mercury Prize ceremony this year.