Oceansize @ King Tut's

The inexplicable warm up music - Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls - enters its death throws and a series of clicks heralds Oceansize's arrival. Such is the atmosphere that you expect the band to fade eerily into view rather than wander onstage. Once in position, they stand with backs to the audience, launch into Commemorative 9/11 T Shirt, and the crowd is instantly hypnotised. And it's easy to see why: Remember Where You Are surges skywards, the jarring riffs of Catalyst are fit to burst the healthiest of hearts, and the perpetual suspense/release dynamic is just foreplay for musos. However, it's a truth universally acknowledged that there's no such thing as a short Oceansize song, and this is what lets them down: tonight's set extends already lengthy album tracks almost to the point of overindulgence. That said, few bands inspire this level of devotion, and it's comforting to see reverence directed at a truly worthy band. [Heather Crumley]