Alamos @ Teviot Underground, 11 Jan

Vocalist Kris Keiller might be too bunged up to unleash the full weight of his vitriolic snarl, but that doesn't prevent the jagged sonic wailings of Alamos from tearing the Teviot Underground stage some sort of new asshole this evening. Unloading brand new instrumentals as often as dipping into last year's debut LP, with the crunching snare of 'Polemics' and the bass heavy wild style of underground hit 'Kill Baby Kill', the Dundonian trio have clearly been warming their guns in preparation for some much mooted recording sessions in the laboratory of Professor Albini.

Expectedly, there is the odd momentary lapse in focus as the outfit try on their newly woven clothes, and although current single 'Silly Icarus' might highlight a melodic turn in their dynamic, it's the closing cacophony of a drone-soaked riff which ends the show and reinforces the potential of Alamos' next record. [Dave Kerr]