"I think there was definitely a time where it was cool to be in an indie band and not move around," says Metronomy's Joseph Mount.

"People are back into having a good time on stage and putting on shows."

His band can certainly be described as being in the latter group. Originally a pseudonym for Mount's solo work, the live act also features Gabriel Stebbing and Mount's Brighton-based cousin Oscar Cash.

Over the past year, they have made a niche for themselves for their "wonky electro" sound and their live shows, which include the trio performing synchronised dance routines choreographed by Oscar.

"We are kind of stuck with it now," concedes Mount. "About a year into doing it I thought it was turning into a bit of a bad joke, but I have broken through the pain threshold. The performance side is what has kept everything going as there hasn't been any music out for about a year."

The band is set to release its second album, Nights Out, at the end of March.

As with the band's debut Pip Paine (Pay The £5,000 You Owe), released in 2006, Mount was responsible for writing and recording the music.

"It is a different album taken at face value," says Mount. "The gap between the first and second albums ended up being a long one because of problems with the record label.

"We ended up touring lots and developing the sound. There are a few tracks where it definitely sounds more band-like. I was always doing things and thinking about how we could do them live. It was a big influence on the way I wrote.

"Oscar and Gabriel are definitely part of the band. If you see an artist who has got session musicians working with him it can seem a bit soulless. The three of us get on better than most bands I have met.

"Maybe by the time the next album comes around they will get more involved in the writing. They both feature on a few tracks on this album."

Between live shows and working on the new record, Mount has been producing remixes for the likes of Late Of The Pier, Charlotte Gainsborough and Architecture In Helsinki.

And he helped out Kate Nash before the smash success of her single Foundations.

"I did some writing with her for the Made Of Bricks album on some songs that didn't end up on there," says Mount. "She had the big single so it all got pushed forward. The songs didn't sound like what you think Kate Nash sounds like."

Metronomy's connection with the glottal-stopping singer didn't end though, as Nash invited the band to tour with her.

"I think she wanted to let people know she's got a bit more to her," says Mount. "Each night we went out with her we were dividing the crowd so spectacularly.

"In her set she mentioned all the support bands and when she said our name half the room would be cheering really loudly and half the room would be booing. It's good to get a reaction...

"We got a few MySpace messages from boyfriends who said they only went to Kate Nash because their girlfriends wanted to go, and we made their night worth it."

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