Tonight (02 April), Brixton opened its arms to one of the most exciting bands in British music. Little did it know that Drenge would completely tear it apart.

Electric Brixton, a venue that looks like a cross between the rebellious lovechild of Kentish Town Forum and a warehouse, is packed with expectant fans and a furious energy, and tonight sees the Derbyshire outfit show everyone what a gig is meant to be.

‘Bloodsports’ from 2013’s debut self-titled album is a song that embodies all of what this band are about. Testing themselves and their instruments to the upper limits, the crowd descend into a brawl of excitement. There will not be many that leave Electric Brixton without their cranium cracking, arms aching or ribs rattled.

Lead singer Eoin Loveless is the fuel to Drenge’s fire. Throughout the set, his body contorts and thrusts with each increase in rhythm and each step up in volume. It’s as if he mirrors his fans – dancing to Drenge as if listening to them in his bedroom.

The new material and new direction of recent album Strange Creatures slots so seamlessly amongst old favourites as the energy in the set burns within the stomach of the crowd. Of that new material, ‘Bonfire of The City Boys’, ‘This Dance’ and ‘Never See The Signs’ are three songs that dictate the flow of Drenge’s new direction. These tracks sound more intent, less brash, and more decisive. ‘Bonfire of The City Boys’, for example, sounds like Blur’s ‘Parklife’, drenched in the punk waters of the Sex Pistols.

What is certain from tonight’s show is that Drenge are the most underrated British band currently on the scene. Three albums of unforgiving rock and their tenacious live performances are matched by few acts out there. The smoke that engulfs the stage creates a curtain behind which the band operate their razor-sharp machine means it's hard to pick them out. The biggest testament to this show is that this doesn’t matter. They sound that good.