ITC09: Islet @ Cellar Vie

WOAH NOW! Why has nobody made us aware that members of two of our favourite bands from Cardiff now have another band [nb - we mean Attack + Defend and Frederick Stanley Star]? As we arrive in the venue three members of the band are standing around the drum kit playing along, whilst the man sat at the kit is playing keyboards and singing along. This pretty much sums up what this band are about - nothing that you expect from a normal band. Islet are something truly remarkable - you can't take your eyes off the four of them as they switch drum kits/guitars/vocals, run around the crowd, jump up the stairs to make a drum beat... They're this year's Witch and the Robot purely due to the fact that they can terrify you, either by screeching when you least expect it or by darting towards you with bells and tambourines.