Jyrojets @ Cabaret Voltaire

The word on the street is that Inverness upstarts Jyrojets are going places. Having recently been invited to play with the Rt. Rev. Ashcroft and Dirty Pretty Things, the quintet bring their own headline slot to Cabaret Voltaire and leave the assembled thrilled and confused in equal measure. The first two tracks set the bar to a level which unfortunately isn't matched until the closing track, with everything in between seeming a little boring by comparison. Enigmatic front man, Colin Fraser, battles with throat issues throughout, forcing the impressively talented band to drop a number of tracks, much to the disappointment of the hardcore element in the crowd. Fraser also seems intent on dragging out the gaps between songs to the extent that people see it as a chance to visit the bar. At their best on 'Little Sister' and 'All the Rage', the Jyrojets certainly have their stadium-sized ambitions within reach. However, when the rest of the set turns out to be filler, a sense of disappointment is unavoidable tonight. [Jon Seller]