You Say Party @ We Say Die

Finally we have proof that human cloning has begun. And they've started with Brian from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Similarities to bespectacled drummers aside, openers We Are The Physics are a frenzy of jerky guitars, synchronised handclaps and flailing limbs which move in apparent isolation from the rest of their bodies. In short, a frenetic delight. The frantic pace continues unabated with the Victorian English Gentleman's Club. As the name suggests they are a quintessentially British experience. Like a Carry On film they entertain with bass-driven, foot-stomping fun without ever taking themselves too seriously. By the time the booty-shaking, mask-wearing, ceiling-punching extravaganza that is YSPWSD takes to the stage the crowd could be forgiven for sitting down and having a rest. Fortunately they don't. Instead they join in enthusiastically, singing along and shaking the sacred tambourine. And then everyone danced all the way home. Probably. [Taliska Burgess]