Speaking to The Rascals they appear impassively blasé, the height of detached cool. After listening to their live performances and recordings thus far their arrogance is clearly justified. With a handful of new tracks raising temperatures and a songbook brimming with perpetually evolving melodies the future looks bright. Adopting a lefty ideology typical of their hometown, a democratic approach has been taken to composing. Disparate ideas and influences are melded to create a finished product incorporating references as polarised as Scott Walker and Queens Of The Stone Age. Joe explains their disdain for restricting oneself to a specific genre: “If you’re just into the heavy stuff, you’re shit, and if you’re just into Scott Walker, the same, you’re completely consumed by their world.” Members

Miles Kane:Guitar/Vocals, Joe Edwards:Bass, Greg Mighall:Drums