Kicking off, the female backing vocals sounded a lot like The Free Design, which made me excited for a second, but then the poor-man's B-52s bloke starts prattling on and i just find myself wanting to punch his face off. If i loved this, i would hate myself. Deeply uninspired chord progressions too. Brass is nice though. On a whole, no.

until i made up my mind that it was actually ok. I can imagine them looking really smug and self-satisfied making this music. Some nice touches and towards the end of the first track up on their Myspace, they were totally rocking the house. But, overall, far too self-indulgent and, to me, they sounded like they couldn't have care less about people liking their tunes.

It's not entirely awful, it's listenable and almost enjoyable, but this is something i'll very rarely listen to more than a handful of times. I guess i used to listen to similar stuff and go "Wow!! How did he rock that bit??!!", but not anymore.

I commend you on putting something forward that wasn't just haircut-indie.

The song 'Foxes Mate For Life' is really, really great, bouncy and funky and really enjoyable. The rest is so-so, his voice is whiny and blah (the start of 'I Need A LIfe' had me cringing and wanting him to shut up - the first guitar part sounded like The Libertines too, until it went funkier and better, but still, that voice..) All in, it just doesn't push my buttons. I am almost close to liking this though and will look into them a little more.

Quack Quack are amazing. I love them.

Bilge Pump, on the other hand, are rubbish, instantly forgettable, wank riffage dullness. Sorry

Kayo Dot. Over 3 minutes into the first song on their Myspace and i want to fall asleep. It sounds like a giant yawn and i don't want to listen to more, because i'd like to go on my gut instincts.

CTTS: Metal band with chanting and thin, squawking vocals, not to mention dubious production and a kick-drum louder than the guitars. On first listen, i don't like this.

Deeply uninspired, nothing music with vocals that sound like someone forcing a bowl of smug through The Wicker Chair Of Pretentious Yawning.

I can hear this coming out the PA of a Carling Academy and me wanting to take a shovel to someone's features.

Lad-rock jingle jangle, Carling beer sing-a-long garbage with chord progressions that have been so overly-used that i want to kill everyone involved in music.

www.myspace.com/poppycocks

also, The Wave Pictures.

etc. etc.

First song on Myspace: vocals are rubbish. Guitars sound like a rip off of a Mazzy Star song and the overall mystical, psychadelic vibe is cringeworthy. Not for me.

Rumoured to be playing in London soon.

are one of the all-time greatest rock bands, so i like this, even if i know (and can admit) that deep down if it wasn't Speedo in charge, it wouldn't instantly agree with my ears and would maybe take a while before i could like it.

It's not something i will listen to very much and could easily be dismissed on the grounds of being "not as good as RFTC", but i wouldn't stoop that low :)

but they did have a split out in February.

I know and love.

You win for suggesting two bands i love.