Golden Grrrls – Golden Grrrls

With a dramatis personae split across Glasgow and London, Golden Grrrls (Eilidh Rodgers, Ruari Maclean and Rachel Aggs) reference DIY punk from Australia and New Zealand as a formative influence. Employing ruthlessly infectious pop hooks, three-part vocal harmonies and loose, uptempo drums, they make memorable, summery indie rock songs which have a timeless exuberance in their perfectly-formed, three-minutes-or-less structures.

The reference points the band claim are equally as influential to their sound as previous Scottish masters of the form, such as The Vaselines and The Pastels, and there are shades of winsome US indie champs like Juliana Hatfield on tracks like Past Tense. But the most impressive feat Golden Grrrls pull off is that of neatly avoiding the likes of Hatfield's saccharine, twee sentimentalism in their melodies and lyrics – each song has a diffident, witty bent in its lyrics, and the melodies are so infectious, you'll be whistling them from the first listen. An entirely charming debut.