Eliza and the Bear

https://soundcloud.com/#elizaandthebear/uponthenorth

...not of a band who will be reinventing the wheel, but of a band who will undoubtedly prove of value at gigs and festivals over the next few months. It's a low ambition from a band who put a high premium on good old-fashioned rousing indie entertainment.
... They go heavy on the exuberance, they hammer home the idea that happiness is a highly desirable altered state: they give good joy.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/07/new-band-eliza-and-the-bear