I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

We hate agreeing with the NME, who have been hyping Florida five-piece Black Kids (see above for awkward photo) recently, but we are most definitely fans. Check out their myspace site, particularly the brilliantly titled "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You". Despite the hype, they feel just a little bit too awkward to be massive. However, it's their awkwardness and (possibly calculated) rough around the edges sound that marks them out from the usual bands that are hyped in January. Also, what's best about them is that they seem to have a sense of humour and a genuine sense of fun. And don't listen to any lazy reviews which say they sound like The Cure.

On 1st February they are playing a free gig at 93 Feet East, one of our favourite venues. It's all being organised and sponsored by Vice Magazine so there may be a fair bit of brand-flogging at the event, but since it's free we can't be too bitter. To get tickets, you need to go to the Vice website and fill in a short form.

Support comes from Friendly Fires and Ipso Facto. The former are great, although they do have a nasty habit of inserting "funky" bass-lines into their songs. We don't know much about Ipso Facto but it's all free so is surely worth investigating.