THIS Leeds-based fourpiece are in the same league as Maximo Park, The Caesars and Tiny Dancers in that they specialise in delicious, delightful and perfect three-minute rock/pop songs that just grow and grow and grow on the senses.

Having produced one of the finest rock songs ever, with the wonderful Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion, and a cracking first album they've upped the ante with their excellent latest offering, Life is Sweet, which contains a dozen more catchy songs, all of which sound different and are guaranteed to give aural delight.

Japan-bound to promote their music and to bask in the adoration they fully deserve, they are also highly respected in Europe, but they have yet to conquer the UK.

With songs like the aforementioned Many Thanks and new creations aired live, such as A Hero's Welcome, My Finest Hour, An Unwelcome Guest and Famous Last Words, these guys, however, have the weaponry to be up there with the big boys.

Having seen them three times in rooms with only a few dozen people enjoying the event, it would be a different world if there was a mosh pit with the audience singing back the lyrics to them. It would be a crime if that wasn't to happen.

It's not very often a support band at such a low-profile gig is worth listening to, but Bishop Auckland-based Goldenman certainly were. Their brand of synth-pop/rock had much in common with New Order, but their sound had its own impressive stamp.