SHOUTY, loud and energetic, the second album by Hookworms is all these things – but not a lot more. Coming in at just nine tracks, it’s described by the band as a mix of “proto-punk, garage rock, Washington DC hardcore and 80s British spacerock”, and it’s honestly hard to argue.

Opening with a thin electronic beat, The Impasse quickly adds a fast drum beat, before screeching vocals kick in and the track kicks up a gear, then segues into On Leaving. The album comes across as part The Stooges, part Joy Division, and part Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and the sheer frantic energy leaves you in no doubt this would be a band to see live in a small venue.

Midpoint track IV plays with the format and becomes an audio experiment, a much quieter instrumental, but without being quiet, before Radio Tokyo brings back the volume, speed and vocals. A lot to like, not a great deal to remember here, other than to pick up a gig ticket.