Gunstar Heroes

Unashamedly melodic and resolutely mainstream in approach, Gunstar Heroes’ sprawling soundscape sweeps from the snarling pop-punk of React to the riff-fuelled nihilism of The Light Of Ancient Mistakes; from bitter-sweet ode to human regeneration, Sunrise, to the wide-eyed optimism of Zippos-aloft crowd favourite Brain In A Jar.

For musicians who cut their teeth during the rise and fall of Britpop, there’s no brazen attempt to cling on to the latest scene, nor is there any breathless bandwagon jumping - just an ingrained conviction that there will always be a place for great songs without gimmicks.