The Blood Arm -

A steamy combination of the Doors, the Strokes and Franz Ferdinand, there's a retro feel to their pop melodies, a disco sheen to their indie sound. Singer Fregoso is a showman in a world of barely moving stylists, he's got the boisterousness of actor Jack Black, the low, sermonising rumble of fellow UCLA alumni Jim Morrison and the dangerous unpredictability of a toddler who's imbibed 10 tonnes of sugar. Jumping up and down, prowling around in the crowd, climbing a pillar, the bar and the bass drum, Fregoso can't be contained.