As you may have noticed, London has become a new home to half of us. Today, we bring you our first-ever instalment of gig recommendations in the city this week. The shows below are merely a snippet of what we believe to be the best among the gigs across London. You can expect this list to run alongside our regular Shows this Week in Toronto each and every Monday.

Monday, May 14 – The XX @ Electrowekrz
Monday, May 14 – EMA @ Scala
Monday, May 14 – Perfume Genius @ St. Pancras Old Church
Tuesday, May 15 – White Heat: Lower Dens w/ Porcelain Raft & Trust @ Madame JoJos
Tuesday, May 15 – The Sheepdogs @ Hotel Street
Tuesday, May 15 – The XX @ Chats Palace
Wednesday, May 16 – Lower Dens w/ Carter Tanton @ The Lexington
Wednesday, May 16 – Bear in Heaven @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
Wednesday, May 16 – Sharon Van Etten w/ Exitmusic @ Scala
Wednesday, May 16 – Willis Earl Beal @ The Tabernacle
Wednesday, May 16 – Woodie Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Travellin @ Green Note
Thursday, May 17 – Zulu Winter @ Boston Arms
Friday, May 18 – Mystery Jets @ Brixton Academy
Friday, May 18 – The XX @ Battersea Arts Centre
Friday, May 18 – Library Voices @ Underbelly
Saturday, May 19 – Nocturnal: Trust w/ Visions of Trees & The Haxan Cloak @ Birthdays