LAB, 2010

Catchy and bright female-fronted pop-rock in the spirit of Paramore. It’s good at what it does – vocalist Jorja has a decent voice, and you can instantly sing along to the choruses – but the Brighton quartet will have to do a lot more to separate themselves from the thronging pop pack.

Popsmear, 2009

Ever wanted to know what Paramore covering Coheed & Cambria songs would sound like? What do you mean, no? Well anyway, Fighting The Villain’s debut EP sounds a bit like that, albeit with much less dynamism than the latter band, and less catchiness than either. Still, it’s tightly put together, and at least suggests the potential for a less derivative future.