Philadelphia Mainline

With their molten-rock blues-scuzz brilliance, this Hackney-based duo have built an arsenal of sonic onslaughts that sound like The Black Keys handing their souls to the devil. Their self-produced first demo is infected with the filthy environs of the East End; it’s the sort of ballsy, bluesy-telltales that the bastard child of Tom Waits would draw its last hungover breath to make. Now signed to BANG! Records these boys have a big year in their sights - with a planned EP release this summer to coincide with some of their biggest shows to date. Watch out for these boys live as they have been wow-ing crowds and growing in stature with each show. Philadelphia Main Line might take their influences from the past, but these bloodthirsty blackguards have their sights firmly set on the future. Christian provides the finger-shredding riffs and larynx-bursting vocals. Mr Veal does the drum rolling thunder explosions.