Led by a pair of Swedish brothers, this trio create melancholy, off-kilter folk pop that is both defiantly lo-fi and achingly beautiful.

Returning with their sixth album, Not On Top, they display the clear influences of Neil Young and Will Oldham, while other influences include Pavement, Cat Power, Moldy Peaches, Belle and Sebastian and, surprisingly, Dido.

"When you can play a song stripped down to just the words and an acoustic guitar, then you know it's good," says Paris-based Neman Herman Dune (Neman changed his name to Herman Dune to fit in with his "brothers" Andre and David-Ivar).

"When we were recording Not On Top, we were listening to a lot of Bob Dylan, especially John Wesley Harding and some Sixties girl bands produced by Phil Spector. This was going on in the background.

"We like a warm, Sixties sound."

Working with former Sonic Boom collaborator Richard Formby, the band made the decision to record Not On Top in Leeds, and in mono.

"If you're cooking in your kitchen and your stereo is in the next room, what are the chances that you're gonna be right in the middle of the two speakers?" says Neman, by way of explanation.

"Stereo is such a Renaissance approach to music. The artists, the producer, the sound guy - they all want you to be sitting somewhere in particular, between the two speakers.

"Listening to stereo CDs while driving on tour, I noticed it's not fair that the driver only gets the left speaker mix.

"It's kinda dumb, right?'

Herman Dune formed after David-Ivar and Andre went to America, bought two 1957 guitars and transformed their surreal diary entries into atmospheric folk songs.

They released their first record six years ago and since then their ouput has been prolific. Alongside five official studio albums there are countless side projects (including a collection of acoustic Dido covers) and miscellaneous home recordings.

"Andre and David-Ivar live in New York now and I'm living in Paris, so we have to keep busy with our own stuff as well as Herman Dune," says Neman. "It's just part of living."

With more than 400 songs under their collective belt, Herman Dune's gigs are always a unique experience. Strange ideas collide with sweet, pared-down melodies.

Off-key, fragile vocals are matched with half-tuned guitars and a steady drum beat, while lyrics are personal and often touching.

"We want people to listen to the words," says Neman. And with songs like Meateaters C***********, a sparse ode to vegetarianism, Herman Dune are not averse to a spot of protest.

"We like animals. We don't want to eat them," says Neman.

Starts 8pm, tickets cost £10.50/£8.50. Call 01273 647100.