Temples

Temples came out of Kettering in 2012, and they sounded like they'd found a crate of vintage psychedelic singles in somebody's attic and decided to live inside it. Singer and guitarist James Bagshaw founded the band with its bassist, and Adam Smith later came aboard on keyboards and rhythm guitar, filling out the swirl.

The debut album, Sun Structures, landed in 2014 and went to number seven in the UK, a fine result for a record so devoted to chiming guitars, dreamy vocals and melodies that curl in on themselves like smoke. "Shelter Song" is the calling card: a bright, ringing riff, Bagshaw's airy voice floating over the top, and a chorus that sticks the first time you hear it.

They have since made four studio albums and a couple of EPs, and they've crossed plenty of borders to play them, sometimes opening for other acts and sometimes headlining their own shows. Pastiche? Maybe. But few bands of their moment made the kaleidoscope look this much fun.

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