The last time Cornershop were in town, they were near the end of a long tour and feeling jaded.

They had a Number One single on their hands but were in no mood to celebrate - it was not the best gig I've been to.

They needed five years to get over their brush with fame and now they are back with a new album. However, one problem remains - Cornershop don't seem to enjoy playing live.

Frontman Tjinder Singh appeared shy, staring blankly over heads and regularly turning away.

This joyous music deserved a lively stage presence but only percussionist Peter Bengry looked happy.

Once they got going, they were just magical but their lack of engagement with the audience meant, despite a set list that included a fresh-sounding Brimful Of Asha, they didn't get the response they deserved.

Diverse dance rhythms are Cornershop's mainstay. Extended versions of We're In Your Corner and Spectral Mornings wouldn't have been out of place at a Hindu wedding party.

Driven along hypnotically by Sheema Mukherjee's well-amplified sitar, they got the crowd hopping and swaying.

But Cornershop are also a blinding, tuneful, pop band. Staging The Plaguing Of The Raised Platform has an unforgettable hookline, floating along on Isley Brothers-style wah-wah guitar. And Lessons Learned From Rocky I To Rocky III is simply the sexiest song I've heard this year.

Truly global and really sexy, that's Cornershop. Maybe one day they will learn to enjoy what they do.

Review by Andy Fisher, features@theargus.co.uk