IF YOU didn't catch Starsailor at this year's Isle of Wight festival, here's your second chance.

The Chorley boys have just released their second album, Silence Is Easy, and are riding high on a wave of publicity.

In the past they have been labelled 'miserable', but claim that this album is more upbeat than their debut.

Songwriter James Walsh explains that the band's perspective has changed and they now have a more positive outlook.

"Three of us now have our own places, I have a baby, we've all been around the world and the songs are drawn on our experiences."

This new positive outlook should be apparent at the Guildhall with Starsailor seeming happy and confident in their place in the world.

As bassist James Stelfox says of frontman James Walsh: "He's always had a great voice, but now I think he's really becoming a great singer with it."

The new album was predominantly produced by the band, working alongside Danton Supple. The notable exceptions are the title track and first single, Silence Is Easy and White Dove.

Both were produced by legendary 'wall of sound' producer Phil Spector, prior to his arrest for shooting his girlfriend.

Support on Tuesday will be provided by Dublin-based quartet Bell X1, who played the V festivals and Reading this summer. The boys describe their music as "love songs, but kind of in drag".

Southampton Guildhall - Tuesday. Performance: 7.30pm. Tickets: £15. Box office: 023 8063 2601.