Sissy & The Blisters @ Tooting Tram and Social

XFM’s John Kennedy hosts the free gig tonight and is clearly beaming from ear to ear in anticipation of Sissy & The Blisters headliner slot. It takes no time at all to see why as they rattle through their set, often sounding like an aggressive stripped-back Interpol with the pop sensibilities of Dennis The Fox’s ‘Piledriver’.

It is hard not to be immediately drawn to singer James Geard as he bounds back and forth from the organ to the microphone. His deep vocals suit the organ leg garage rock anthems perfectly, and none more so than on the new single Let Her Go. This is a joyously raucous number with fragile lyrics about not being able to move on, evoking memories of Doors' Love You Two Times but fuelled by the urgency of The Buzzcocks.

In a venue where there are far too many sofas on display, the crowd find space to dance like there is no tomorrow to previous single We Are The Others. Geard is clearly buoyed by this and opts to throw himself into the front of the crowd for a little dance of his own. Many new bands have singers with dreams of stage-diving and being the iconic wildman but very few are authentic. Geard thankfully falls into the latter category with his ‘kid on cherryade’ enthusiasm.

In an era where synth bands are ruling the indie airwaves, people are about to get one hell of a guitar and organ-based kick in the plums. This band ooze sex and danger, yet have the great quality of being humble as they chat away at the bar afterwards. With radio play from Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens, Lemacq and XFM already under their belt, it truly seems only a matter of time before the world knows about Sissy & The Blisters.