Sound Of Guns The Sugarmill

LIVERPUDLIAN rockers Sound Of Guns, pictured, sure have been busy bees lately.

Not only are they embarking on a nationwide tour, as well as filling up the pages of music press, but the lads have also managed to catch the attention of top Radio 1 DJs Zane Lowe and Steve Lamacq.

With all this, you'd think the band would be too busy to think about anything else, yet somehow the indie-rock hybrid have had time to release their single Alcatraz.

After being taken under the wing of the BBC Introducing crowd, the band enjoyed playing Radio One's Big Weekend last May, and since then it seems that practice has been the order of the day.

Whipping through their set, singles Architects and Alcatraz made appearances along with the likes of Lightspeed and closing track Magnesium Seas. The Sound Of Guns sounded a lot more polished than they did this time last year, with their jumbled riffs coming together to create an exciting sound, but there was something missing – audience interaction.

It was hard to pinpoint what it was that kept the audience edging away, was it the lack of banter or the fact that everyone seemed to still be in work attire?

Whatever the reason, one thing's for certain, practice makes perfect, and by this time next year there will be a scrum for the dance floor.

Lyndsey Oliver