Incubus @ SECC

Despite 2004's A Crow Left Of The Murder spawning humunga-hit Megalomaniac, no one really seemed to notice when Incubus returned last year, and new album Light Grenades received a rather lukewarm reception. Unfazed, the band are about to embark on another arena tour, and while their hits seem to have stalled, the die-hards certainly haven't gone anywhere. Whether it is still acceptable for Brandon Boyd to continue basing his career on removing his shirt at the six album mark is debatable, and in a climate saturated with pouty guitar-wielding men, they might not seem quite as relevant as they once were. That said, they could still teach The Fray et al a thing or two about writing alternative rock with balls and genuine emotion, and it's worth catching them live to see how it should be done. Tenner says Brandon will be topless by the third song. [Heather Crumley]