28 Costumes - This Band Has Eaten All Our Money

Dicing rhythms around from start to finish, 28 Costumes are a post-Arctic Monkeys indie band (can we say that yet?) who aren’t going to offer you an increment of respite. The financial woes and dashed aspirations of these young upstarts are transcribed in 2 minutes of fast-paced variety and finger-bleeding fretwork. The only time the drums stop is to give room to a solo that lurches underwater for a few seconds before diving back into the relentless pace. They won’t get top marks for originality, but for flat-packing adrenaline, they're up with the best - here’s a hands down winner. [Gordon Bruce]