20 amazing photos of HMLTD at The Windmill, Brixton, 27/1/17

What first strikes me as I walk in are the hundreds of hands are sewn to the ceiling to be left dangling and red plastic is taped to the walls. The Windmill, which has been on incredible IVW duty with gigs by Shame and Insecure Men earlier this week, has been transformed into a lair you'd expect from a budget 70s slapstick horror.

The flamboyant decoration - all in true indie spirit has been done by the band themselves - isn't limited to the walls: their dress sense is something widely missing since the dissolution of glam rock.

Sonically, they're as unusual as the aesthetic, They take aspects of industrial post punk, drum n' bass, dub, and glam rock. Just when you think you've got them pinned down they throw you another curve ball. This is a fun gig with the young London crowd all packed in to get as close a glimpse as they can in this vibing 150 cap venue that feels like the best place to be in the captial at this point.

Effective is their use of spacey vocal delay, a Roland Jazz Chorus amp (famously used by The Cure), and heavy samples and synth sounds. One of their guitar players looks and sounds like he'd fit into Nine Inch Nails or Marilyn Manson. Similarly, singer Henry Spychalsk, is reminiscent of Manson but at the same time is comparable to Bowie, Robert Smith or Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain.

Although they have retrospective leanings, they're a quintessentially a modern band. They  reflect modern music tastes and how in one group of friends, influences come from across so many genres. It won't take long, and we're excited to the reaction once they make the leap from hotly-tipped to internationally acclaimed stars. It'll happen - they’re just too good to ignore.