Take four lively lads, stick them in a basement club two floors underground in a far flung corner of a sprawling metropolis. Feed them on a diet of 70's New Wave, pumped up early 80's New Romantic Electro, and a 90's hunger for indie Hacienda dance floor guitar rock. Top it off with identikit black mop top haircuts then wrap in monochrome vertical stripes and you've just about got TBA.

The name may suggest otherwise but this lot will be very much known all over the damn place pretty soon although at the moment they are surrounded by a certain mystery.The music however speaks for itself: a pure pop aesthetic whilst exuding an attitude that's cock-sure and confident.

With influences that vary from New Order to Depeche Mode, King Crimson to (New York era) Madonna, Hot Chip to Yellow Magic Orchestra (there's the clue!). The sound is very British, however within the vocals there are hidden references to a less conventional background. Titles such as Strangers and Nightclub talk of tender missed opportunities, jaded personal encounters all set within a twilight melancholy. Relief comes in the form of uplifting dance inspired tunes that are strung around a Hooky inspired bass, synths that at once create pop style melody but are hammered at with a mighty force. Polished edgy guitars and ferocious percussion accompaniment.

Then there's the live version of TBA, which totally delivers on all fronts, as all four members rip into their ever increasing catalogue of tunes with spirit that builds to a crowd pleasing, dance floor filling crescendo. In fact live is where these guys will excel, as unlike many other recent synth/guitar band these guys can cut it; they are young, they are new, but they are not new out of the box.

But who exactly are TBA, well I for one know that we'll all be fully aware pretty soon. This is one bunch who ain't going to be anonymous for to much longer. Come on TBA it's time you came out into the light and blew them ALL away.