Frankie and The Heart Strings

Wednesday 17th Feburary 2010
Brundenell Social Club
Queens Road
Leeds

Under the bunting covered dance floor the indie fashion parade was in full swing, topman hair cuts, and blue striped shirts and jeans. Standard. Little Comets hit the stage and ripped their way through a colourful set of songs to make you happy, the only way it could have been better for this band is if they handed out their ecliptic array of percussion instruments...(maybe that would have stopped the fashion parade from talking all the way through about how their skinny jeans had just caused a blood clot in their big toe.) 'One Night in October' didn't fail to excite, leaving the crowd begging for their forthcoming album.

Returning to the stage for the final time on this NME Tour, The Chapman Brothers cut through the chit-chat. White noise from the guitars, drone from the bass and pure cymbal aggression brought them to the end of their first song. Not every ones cup of tea, but by the climax, it was mine.

Frankie and The Heart Strings beamed with love. Relaxed confident, and just so happy to be there. That's all you need from a band, but they delivered even more. A band to watch, and equally a band to listen out for.