Leeds: guitars won’t work without them – unless you’re Angus Young! I’m sorry, I’ll come in again. Leeds: the Venice Of The North – whadaya mean there aren’t that many canals? Leeds: going down, going down, going down. Huh? That’s what you think! Nothing could be further from the truth - & On The Bone Records are here to prove otherwise.

On The Bone Records – formed off the back of Leeds On The Bone nights upstairs above the Packhorse by James Brown (not that one!) & Tom Goodhand (yes, that one!) - have painstakingly assembled this collection of Yorkshire ne’er-do-wells for your edification & entertainment - & what a sparkling addition to the V/A cannon it most undoubtedly is.

The superb Downdime kick off proceedings with “Easy Go Easy Gone” & cement the promise shown by their debut 45, “Seeds Of Hopelessness”. Mother Vulpine offer shades of angry young Morrissey. Smokers Die Younger utilize a classic Joy Division bass line to alter the gender of Life Without Buildings. This Et Al provide further evidence of their impending rise to greatness. The Lodger post another affecting aural blog with “Let’s Make A Pact”. All reasons alone to justify the price of admission!

Elsewhere, the pop-bastardry of The Scaramanga Six nestles alongside the nu-trad-folk of Benjamin Wetherill & Fran Rodgers, the intelligent pop of The Acutes, the haunting laptop-tronica of worriedaboutsatan, the fragile introspection of Mickey Charbagz’ incredible “Fuckabilty” & the uncatagorisable mentalism of It Takes Bridges & That Fucking Tank.

Much like Angular’s classic series of compilations, On The Bone offers listeners the kind of informed overview of the underground that religiously listening to Zane Lowe simply doesn’t offer. Get down & get with the programme – history in unfolding in front of your ears!

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