12 Stone Toddler - Does it Scare You?

What do you get if you cross sultry multi-layered pop with the ultra-cool swagger of rockabilly, petit guignol carnival glitz and the wacked out horns of a Saturday morning cartoon take on film noir? A 13 Stone toddler rumbling towards you, that's what, and does it scare you? Maybe not, but it will make you dance and laugh and generally make you feel like the coolest cat on the strip. If Robert Johnson sold his soul at the crossroads to play guitar the way he did, then these pranksters have surely juggled skulls in dingy Brighton basement voodoo rituals to write songs this damn catchy. With a golden-voiced singer who can swing from gravely spookshows to exhilaratingly colourful circus rallies and a magic musical box filled with kick ass guitars, action packed big band brass, listening to this gigantic infant's debut WILL make you cooler. [Ali Maloney]