Fenton (pictured) go nuts at gigs, rocking out to their hazy nod rock with slow, anthemic vocals.

The band's ferocious live reputation has taken them to London, Oxford and Bristol and to the Barfly on Sunday 14 October.

The four piece is made of Bryn Thomas (vocals and guitar), Topher Reed (lead guitar), Andy George (bass) and Mark Heenan (drums and backing vocals).

They hail from Cardiff where they were originally known as Substance but switched name after previous lead and bass players walked.

The name was drawn from Quadrophenia in which a cheeky mod tries to blag some gear by pretending to be a cousin of Charlie Fenton's, a gangster.

"Yeah, we're all on the blag too," laughed Bryn. "We don't just want to be small time indie we want to make a big impression on the scene."

Fenton's poppy rock has been going for one year. "We've been doing loads of writing, mainly," said Bryn.

"And a lot of gigs in London, Oxford, Bristol. We got them just by sending them demos. "We did a Warner showcase - that was the Verge, Kentish Road, London."

On the strength of a demo, No Fear a management firm based in Reading gave the time with resources to record more songs.

The results are simple but effective. Jangley chords spread over verse, chorus, verse, chorus, middle eight, chorus and, finally verse. Spectacular arrangers they may not be, but Rainy Day and Psycho Killer are played with feeling, with some Oasis-like chord shifts on the later adding to the emotion.

"Like the birds in the sky, she wants to be free, as free as you - as free as me," sings Bryn who cites Bowie, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa and Terris as influences.

"I love all those five songs on the two CDs but I prefer the second one as it's a bit more rocky and I'm not holding back vocally," said Bryn. "We like to let rip.

"We have stacks of songs at the moment. The other night I wrote three in one night, which isn't bad going."

* Fenton play the Barfly, Cardiff supporting Mclusky and French Kicks on Sunday 14 October.

Contact Bryn on (07980) 501164