The Staves

De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill, Friday, November 6, 7pm, £16, 01424 229111

THE sister trio have reinvented themselves with new EP Blood I Bled and forthcoming album If I Was, retaining their signature harmonies, but exploring a much bigger, more ambitious sound.

Hugh Cornwell

St Paul’s Arts Centre, Chapel Road, Worthing, Friday, November 6, 7.30pm, £20, www.stpaulsworthing.co.uk

THE former Stranglers frontman continues to shrug off the long influence of his old punk band with the release of his first anthology of six solo albums The Fall And Rise Of Hugh Cornwell, which was released last month.

Normanton Street

Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, Friday, November 6, 7.30pm, £8/£7, 01273 709709

COMING to Brighton via Bradford former On The Radar stars soul/hip-hop trio Normanton Street are joined by Frankie Stew, Harvey Gunn and Written In Waters.

BREMF: Lewd Strumpets and Constant Wives

St George’s Church, St George’s Street, Brighton, Friday, November 6, 8pm, from £12/£10, 01273 709709

THE Carnival Band and BREMF Community Choir cast an eye over the 17th century broadside ballad – taking in tales of murder, sex, revenge, true love, cruelty and happy endings.

John Wilson Orchestra

Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Saturday, November 7, 7pm, from £31.50, 01273 709709

THE music of George Gershwin is celebrated by John Wilson and his orchestra featuring his biggest movie hits including I Got Rhythm, Somebody Loves Me and Strike Up The Band.

Signals

Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Saturday, November 7, 7.30pm, £6, 0845 2938480

HOTLY-TIPPED math-poppers Signals have already played stages at the Isle Of Wight, Bestival and Larmer Tree festivals following the release of their first two EPs.

Algiers

The Hope And Ruin, Queen’s Road, Brighton, Sunday, November 8, 8pm, £8, 01273 606312

DESCRIBED as cathartic protest gospel, US post-punks Algiers’ self-titled debut was released on the hip Matador label to a wave of critical approval.

Julia Holter

Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Monday, November 9, 8pm, £12.50, 0845 2938480

HER self-produced album Ekstasis saw Julia Holter hailed as the future of electronic music. Now the LA-based composer and multi-instrumentalist has released her fourth Have You In My Wilderness on the Domino label, which is bound to end up in the critics’ best of 2015 lists.

Vasen

Ropetackle Arts Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham, Monday, November 9, 8pm, £13, 01273 464440

SWEDISH acoustic folk trio Vasen have 25 years of touring under their belt, combining the sounds of the five-string viola, 12-string guitar and Olov Johansson’s nyckelharpa which looks like some strange mash-up of the two.

Jyotsna Srikanth’s Bangalore Dreams

Latest Music Bar, Manchester Street, Brighton, Monday, November 9, 8pm, £8/£10, 01273 687171

INDIAN carnatic jazz meets electronica, funk, Celtic folk, Bollywood and hip-hop in this collaboration between violin virtuoso Jyotsna Srikanth, pianist Shadrach Solomon and percussionist Manjunath NS.

Alela Diane and Ryan Francesconi

Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Tuesday, November 10, 7.30pm, £12, 0845 2938480

HAVING met at a friend’s show in 2014 singer-songwriter Alela Diane and guitarist Ryan Francesconi decided the best way to tackle some mutual writer’s block was to work together. The result is Cold Moon. Support from Ellie Ford and Vikesh Kapoor.

LA Priest

Patterns, Marine Parade, Brighton, Tuesday, November 10, doors 7pm, £11, 01273 606312

THE new project by Late Of The Pier frontman Sam Dust mixes stadium rock with prog-house and Prince-style pop on debut album Inji.

Dave Heumann Band

The Greys, Southover Street, Wednesday, November 11, for details visit www.thegreyspub.co.uk

ARBOURETUM frontman Dave Heumann warms up for a European tour with an intimate secret show alongside Trembling Bells’ Alex Neilson.

Nell Bryden

Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Wednesday, November 11, 7pm, £15, 0845 2938480

NEWLY married, with her first child and the recipient of BBC Radio 2’s album of the week for her fifth studio release Wayfarer, Nell Bryden is currently riding a critical wave of appreciation.

Support from Judith Owen.

The Fall

Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Thursday, November 12, 7.30pm, £22, 01273 673311

ALWAYS different, always the same was how John Peel referred to his beloved Fall – but now Mark E Smith is fronting the most stable line-up of the band in history. Expect lots from latest album Sub-Lingual Tablet.

Support from Slum Of Legs and The Pre New.

Traams

Resident, Kensington Gardens, Brighton, Thursday, November 12, 6.30pm, preorder the new album from Resident for two free tickets, 01273 606312

HAVING relocated from Chichester to Leeds to write and record second album Modern Dancing with MJ from Hookworms, Traams come back home to share it with those who supported them in the early days.

Admiral Fallow

The Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Thursday, November 12, 8pm, £10, 01273 606312

THE Scottish orchestral indie poppers play an intimate show in support of third album Tiny Rewards released in May.