IT'S little more than a year since The Ordinary Boys burst on to the UK music scene, but they've quickly established themselves as the sussed leaders of a mod mini-revival. See them in Lancaster on October 25.

The four lads from Worthing - average age under 20 - made a rapid ascent through their live shows and singles like Week In Week Out and Talk Talk Talk.

Having built a rabidly fanatical fanbase, topped the Japanese charts and released an album, Over The Counter Culture, which went gold in the UK, they set about recording a second LP this year.

The result is Brassbound, which sees the Boys go off in various new directions - lovers rock, disco and pop - not least because Rankin Roger, former singer with The Beat, was drafted in to add guest vocals.

But it's the live arena where the band thrives, reckons the band's singer, Sam Preston. "At our shows, everyone in the room makes the gig, not just us. The feeling at our shows for me is like a family reunion or a big night out with all your mates in tow.

"Some of the tracks on the album are written about the fans, A Call To Arms is pretty much a tribute to them and they deserve that because they've been there every time, down the front singing along and helping us to make every show special.

"It's great to be part of a massive gang," Preston adds. "It's great to be entertained by the fans at the gigs as much as they are entertained by us.

"We want to be the soundtrack to that gang, we want to mean something more to people than a chance to be cool because you have our record. Our sights are set far higher than that."

The Ordinary Boys play Lancaster Sugarhouse on Tuesday, October 25. Tickets are £12.50.