STATES of Emotion are four youthful, passionate, song writers, hell bent on providing a sound drenched in anthemic melody to unite the masses.

With a compelling unity that has come from playing music together since the age of 14, these groove laden southern upstarts will be able to send shudders from the spit and sawdust venues of a city near you to the rapture of the most illustrious festivals.

Set against an eerily optimistic backdrop, the Essex quartet thrive on a combination of melodic guitars, pounding skins and pulse raising vocals to produce a sound that’s ship set sail from English shores a long time ago.

Creating a sound this unique, at a time when the British music scene is at its diverse best, can only represent a band with an unpredictable but explosive future.

Catch States Of Emotion at The End In Newcastle on February 4.

Sophie Stratford