From the very first chords, Vertical invites us to turn to our British neighbours and friends. This group formed in 2017 in Saint-Nazaire takes us straight to Manchester when it cites The Smiths and Joy Division among its reference artists.

A beautiful maturity and assurance for this well-bred rock/pop group.

There is a kind of urgency in the race that the guitar-bass-drums quartet is engaged in and the voice, high and full, which sometimes reminds us of Tim Booth, singer of another Mancunian group; James