Bassist Pete Cochrane was wearing a star spangled top as the Eel Pie outfit stepped onstage, an appropriate nod to the American flavour of their new album, Radlands.

The Stateside influence was certainly evident in the new material, notably in how The Ballad of Emmerson Lonestar took an enjoyable sojourn cross the Wild West, while a surprisingly grungy Lost In Austin rocked ferociously. That added noise suggested one benefit to having additional guitarist Matt Parks around, although some of his pedal steel work seemed a tad lost in the mix at points.