This is a sold out rescheduled date and anyone possessing tickets will, no doubt, consider themselves very lucky.

The original date, planned for February, had to be cancelled due to guitarist Lee suffering tendonitis in his wrist. He was put under strict doctor's orders to take complete rest, but now he's fit and well and the Pompey audience are guaranteed a night to remember.

The six band members, aged from 18 to 21, are: James Skelly (guitar/vocals), Ian Skelly (drums/percussion), Nick Power (organ/vocals), Bill Ryder-Jones (guitar/trumpet), Lee Southall (guitar/vocals) and Paul Duffy (bass/sax).

They hail from Hoylake, Merseyside, which has been described as 'a non-descript seaside town on England's west coast'. Perhaps this has contributed to the band's amazing ability to find inspiration in anything and everything.

You cannot pigeon-hole this band and you'd be impossibly pushed to find a comparison among their peers. They may be young but they are hugely progressive and, according to NME 'the opposition don't stand a chance'.

Described by their record company, Deltasonic, as 'eclectic yet accessible. Everything they come into contact with is assimilated, cogitated and brought to be in the overall perspective. Marley. The Beach Boys. The Doors. Treasure Island. The American Civil War. BMX bikes. You name it - they dig it.'

As James puts it, "Inspiration is absolutely everywhere."

A bunch of schoolmates from Hillbury High in Hoylake, the band formed six years ago when brothers James and Ian took Lee home to tea apparently convincing their mother that he was 'one of them Kosovan refugees'. They used to practice - and smoke - in a disused sea-side shelter.

They experimented with the idea of college, but ruled it out in favour of their music. "We all tried college, we all left. It wasn't very exciting; it wasn't very good. It didn't seem like they actually wanted to teach you." Instead, they worked part-time to cover any incurred costs, knocking out the occasional demo.

Alan Wills, formerly of Shack, picked up on them and launched the label Deltasonic. The debut EP Shadows Fall followed featuring, in typical unpredictable form, 'Russian-flavoured folk intersected by a mad ragtime wig-out.'

James concludes, "The way I think of making music is that it has no rules. If it sounds good, it is good."

For those who weren't lucky enough to get tickets for this gig - with The Basement providing support - keep an eye out for the second album, due for release this summer.

April 11, Pyramid Centre, Southsea. Doors: 7.30pm Tickets: SOLD OUT