Azari & III
Why: A little like a contemporary Village People if the above JPG is anything to go by, expect a vigorous workout from these macho men in slashed shorts and jetblack shades.
When: Saturday, 2.00 am, SónarLab.
Flying Lotus
Why: FlyLo has some quite memorable previous with the Barça bash, namely thieving Friday night back in 2010. Having honed them skills yet further, both sets could and should prove special.
When: Thursday, 7.30pm, SónarVillage / Friday, 5.30pm, SónarDôme.
Hot Chip
Why: Reconvened for fifth full-length In Our Heads, the south-west Londoners' Sónar showing will proffer an almost premature insight into its translation to the language of live music.
When: Saturday, 1.30am, SónarPub.
John Talabot
Why: Con o sin compatriot [sic] Pional, Destiny may be the subtle house-y palpitation thudding away within many a cranium come Sunday morning.
When: Friday, 8.30pm, SónarHall.
Lana Del Rey
Why: Whether she positively belts or hesitantly blurts the likes of Carmen, Blue Jeans, Born To Die and so on and so forth already seems to have slipped into irrelevance. This one's an absolute must-see and the thought of an unapologetically stentorian National Anthem clanging about the monumental halls and hangars of L'Hospitalet is breathtaking in essence alone.
When: Friday, 11.45pm, SónarPub.
Metronomy
Why: Finally filling out the sorts of venues Nights Out was preordained to plaster with its suave lo-fi disco, watch the Southern England outfit set Sónar de Noche alight.
When: Saturday, 11.30pm, SónarLab.
Squarepusher
Why: Loosen some limbs and free up some headspace for Ufabulum, out now.
When: Friday, 4.30am, SónarClub.
The Suicide Of Western Culture
Why: When in Rome – or indeed Barcelona – best witness what it is that los barcelonés do. This duo are up to some retrospective, '90s-soused mischief that never concedes to pastiche nor cliché but rather comes across as the unremitting upset of Godspeed You! Black Emperor rewired through knackered Casiotone keys.
When: Saturday, 8.30pm, SónarHall.
This year's Sónar Barcelona takes place throughout various nooks, crannies and airplane hangars of the Cataluñan capital between June 14th-16th. More info is available here, whilst tickets may be adquiridos por aquí.