The main track on this two-song collection, House On Fire, conjures up an alluring dance/post-punk mix with an opening minute where parts are gradually added that complete a picture you thought would look completely different when you started. What appears to be a dance number, as thudding beats spark it into life, is rapidly changed by the addition of a growling bass line and then fidgety guitars and pounding drums.

With swirling electronica throughout, it all combines to make a fine blend and one that doesn't simply go down the route of copying Bloc Party and the rest of the post-punk revivalists. With an anthemic chorus as well the song, complemented by similarly impressive second track Blackout Falls, announces Deaf Stereo's arrival as a band to look out for.

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