With their car crash guitars, shrieking vocals and Bela Lugosi image, KASMS perhaps represent the apex of the post grunge, goth chic revival that’s lately given us The Horrors and Ipso Facto. Maybe they’re a couple of years too late but with a sound, look and live show that’s so on the button, who cares?

So then. What of the debut album? Opening song ‘Male Bonding’ catches the listener slightly off guard, with slightly less screaming than you’d expect. This theme continues through the album, and while the guitars are just as relentless, disjointed and serrated as ever, KASMS can actually write a song or two. What we hear are choruses you can get into, rather than the random screaming of early singles, ‘Taxidermy’ and ‘Bone You’ (they’re on there too).

For singer Rachel Mary Callaghan, the problem with this album might have been translating the live energy onto record. She just about does it - I think.

4 out of 5

Michael Wylie-Harris