Two members of Down the Tiny Steps hail from Birnam on the edge of the Highlands, and the band have the enviable backing of the Fence collective. It's not hard to see why on the evidence this cracking three track single, which has shades of folk but with a rough-edged blues backbone. Although I hate to employ an often over-used association at the moment, comparisons with the Beta Band are unavoidable, particularly vocally. The third track ends in a Stone Roses style instrumental wig-out which sits astride the borderline between enjoyable and self indulgent. Overall though, a very promising first single. [Milo McLaughlin]