Think AC/DC with Douglas Coupland writing the lyrics. A perfect distillation of angsty teen to twenties American culture, it’s sharp and loaded with killer choruses. Big guitars, big themes, namechecks for Kerouac and John Berryman, it’s kind of nerdy but very cool. Also highly recommended – Stay Positive, the album the band were promoting when they visited the Odyssey in Belfast last year to support Counting Crows. The opening set by The Hold Steady (songs about hoodrats getting arrested and self-harming cheerleaders getting nailed against dumpsters behind bars) was an experience that left the Diet Coke-slurping Crows fans slightly befuddled.