TEMPLES rocked on to the stage with the Wallace Collection’s ‘Daydream’ track – released in 1969. It was an appropriate and self-indulging choice, before the Kettering newbies performed their own vintage ‘60s pop rock.

‘Sun Structures’ is the band’s debut album which frontman James Bagshaw says they are ‘very happy to be playing’. Bagshaw and his band look and play like rockers too. Leaving the lengthy frizzy bob of hair and the commanding guitar chord playing behind, he possesses a real stage presence.

‘Colours to Life’ set up the rest of the short-but-sweet set well, encapsulating the upcoming hour or so rather nicely. ‘A Question Isn’t Answered’ allowed Bagshaw to showcase his immaculate lead vocal once more, while ensuring a wholesale clapalong from just about everybody else.

‘Move With The Season’ swayed the crowd if only briefly, before ‘Keep in the Dark’ reminded the public what they had actually come to a revamped Fire Station for. A track akin to The Zutons five years ago, the psychedelic dance thrill was unquestionably feel-good.

The funky ‘Shelter Song’ predictably wrapped up what was a water-tight set before an encore that climaxed with a thought-provoking and toe-tapping rendition of ‘Test of Time.’ Temples impressed, so much so, that a teen got on to the stage late-on with a Beatlemania-inspired cameo – only for the resident bouncer to curtail any bigger dreams.