Tuff Love – Dregs EP

Junk. Dross. And now Dregs. Tuff Love are nothing if not self-effacing but the Glasgow duo's apparent modesty belies the sly sophistication and developing craft behind their three EPs to date. Those of us who're pinning our hopes on Julie Eistenstein and Suse Bear making the leap from homespun, DIY promise to an act with real stature and – whisper it – an album in them, can start to breathe easy.

If Dregs really is true to its name, then a full length set has 'down in one' written all over it. Pitched somewhere in that dream-pop netherworld between breezy and melancholy, the pair's stock in trade harmonies and chiming guitar reveal more than a hint of shoegaze. Both Duke and Crocodile draw a line back to early Lush, and surely it's no coincidence that Tuff Love toured with Ride recently. Five tracks: every one a woozy doozy. So, what do you think of the show so far? [Gary Kaill]