Friendly Fires - review

Poppy brevity... Ed Macfarlane Friendly Fires in the sky, London. Photograph: Nicky J Sims/Redferns

Despite a first gold album and appointments Brit and mercury, Friendly Fires are still far from name of household status - something the trio of Saint-Albans intend to remedy. Recently, singer Ed Macfarlane said his group are "new Act dance of global big", the natural successors to the Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk. Unlikely as it sounds, it might be good. Although they can compete in terms of Visual splashy - these acts have stunning graphics and crazy costumery, where Friendly Fires have a strobe light and confetti - they have something nailed: their tunes to say "party" in a manner crowds festival this summer will be find difficult to resist.

Friendly FiresThe arcs, GlasgowOn 11 May.Box Office:
0141-565 1000Then touring

With his nods both bare - and old rave, music requires even the bar staff nod from the beginning, but also incorporates a short poppy which sees tick off the coast of 14 songs in a little more than an hour. The sound is a happy harvest of many influences, covered with melody and sung by a dance disco Macfarlane. On board offers a touch of Hot Chip glitchiness with the excised nerdiness, review of skeleton Boy Anglo-funk of A Certain Ratio and live the days Tonight - the first single of their new album, Pala - has a euphoric acid house ventilationaccompanied by a blizzard of confetti.

More confetti drifting downwards throughout the game, creating a cross between an indoor rave and a budget Street Carnival. Spectators are packed so closely that dancing is limited to weapons flap over heads, but communal exuberance of good augurs for the festival circuit. Good will is certainly: the tablecloth strike Paris and jump in the Pool take place beat in unison, and the game ends with a feeling that fans expect to follow this band of much larger things.