Live Music Highlights in Manchester with DICE

Derbyshire trio Haiku Salut describe their music as “Baroque-Pop-Folktronic-Neo-Classical-Something-Or-Other,” which doesn’t quite do justice to the cinematic scope of their Yann Tiersen-esque instrumentals. They play Hallé St Peter's on 8 Sep, and should leave you spellbound.

Coming to Gorilla on 2 Oct, meanwhile, are Minneapolis’s alt-rap mainstays Atmosphere, who've been throwing down beats and rhymes since 1989; their appreciation of the architecture of hip-hop makes them a force to be reckoned with.

At Manchester Cathedral on 7 Oct, expect slowcore progenitors Low. Helmed by husband-wife duo Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, the Minnesota band were once renowned for silencing overly talkative crowds by simply turning their amps down. In their current incarnation as beloved indie rock veterans there’s much more emphasis on volume, but as new album Ones and Sixes proves, they’re still as spectrally captivating as ever.

On record, Speedy Ortiz (Sound Control, 16 Oct) are a delightfully fuzzy concoction of off-kilter alt. pop, recalling the likes of Helium and The Breeders. Live, however, they're a kaleidoscopic glitterbomb of squalling volume and guitar scree., all anchored by the hypnotic voice of Sadie Depuis.

Finally, with Mates of State (Soup Kitchen, 26 Oct), it’s the sense of joy that hits you first – luckily, they've also got the hooks to leave a lasting impression. Latest EP You’re Going to Make It shows them at their technicolour best.

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