ILiKETRAiNS @ King Tut's

What's that name supposed to say about this band? "I'm a simple child who can't write right"? Does that mean that they write bad songs? That they like to keep things straightforward? In the middle of a manic month-long tour of the UK, we can check out Leeds-based ILiKETRAiNS in Scotland and see where the truth lies. Previous Skinny reviewers have been divided on the issue -“ but a lot has happened since then. A mini-album called Progress Reform was released to good reviews in May, and debut album proper Elegies to Lessons Learnt will be released on 1 Oct on Beggars Banquet. It promises to be an expansive post-rock offering along the lines of those perennial touchstones Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, but with morose vocals and a distinctly gloomy atmosphere. So if you're feeling like a good pogo, it's perhaps best avoid this lot. [Ally Brown]