On hearing young rockers Amusement Parks On Fire live it"s hard to comprehend the band were originally a one-man operation.

Their crashing layers of noise, coupled with haunting instrumentals and sombre strings, led the NME to say their music sounds like "the sun rising on the greatest night of your life".

Frontman Michael Feerick started to write and record the band"s material at home at the tender age of 16. He played all the instruments, wrote all the lyrics and sung all the vocals.

It took him three years to finally get a band together, only doing so when he became inundated with demands for live appearances after Zane Lowe and John Peel caught on.

As a band, they"re more star-gazing than shoe-gazing, with a fresh yet chaotic sound, and heartfelt tunes which have brought comparisons to the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Spiritualized and Smashing Pumpkins.

Hailing from Nottingham, APOF"s early demos persuaded Portishead"s Geoff Barrow to sign the band to his Invada Label in 2004. No small feat considering Barrow is normally "rock-shy".

Feerick, who some say looks like Thom Yorke from Pablo Honey days, and fellow bandmates perform with volume and abandon and are building a reputation as a breathaking live act.

Stateside, things are going the same way with the band having shared bills with bands such as the Secret Machines, The Dears and Kaiser Chiefs and getting the most enviable reviews out of all of them.

Starts 7.30pm, tickets £7. Call 01273 673311.