White Lies have exploded on to the scene this year with their unique brand of melancholic rock and bittersweet power ballads, which have become anthems for these uncertain times we are trying to fight through.
After supporting slots with Snow Patrol and The Cure, shows which many fans joked they went to only for the White Lies.
They are now selling out venues across the country and were worthy Sound City headliners, whipping up the crowd up with their dark lyrics and epic numbers.
There's something about frontman Harry McVeigh's voice which is both at once uplifting in its power and draining in its solemn beauty.
Farewell to the Fairground and Unfinished Business were both triumphs, featuring rampant crowd sing alongs.
But the group from Ealing, London are not the most exciting to watch live, barely moving as the pace of their songs change - bass player Charles Cave hardly blinked as his fingers softly caressed the strings.
Without the momentum and heart-wrenching rhythms of drummer Jack Lawrence-Brown, you could be forgiven for thinking the band had been slipped some anaesthetic before the gig, making them numb to everything but the music.
Although during one moment of madness Harry summoned his audience of zombie rockers to clap along to Death and took the show's energy up a gear.
Liverpool band of the moment Sound Of Guns were spotted in the crowd studying the White Lies style and delivery and may have taken some tips home with them ahead of their gig supporting The Zutons at St George's Hall.
Our showbiz editor John Harkin caught up with a couple of the very serious looking White Lies. Watch this space for more...
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