The Late Room is dark, and in fact a little seedy.  Ernest (mean what they say) funk it up with a generous portion of synth glow on the side

An initial aural assault flows effortlessly into a crunching guitar salvo, the likes of which always puts a smile on my face - these guys are tight!

Frontman Terry puts me in mind of Weller circa The Jam, but the music is unlike anything I’ve heard before.  These guys are playing around with more genres than I could shake a stick at, and they’re making it look effortless.  Rock guitar, Funk bass, Hip Hop breaks and interstellar keyboards, the whole experience is dizzying.  Before I realise what’s happening, I’m grinning like an idiot.

I don’t know where Ernest would fit in the present music scene, they aren’t mainstream, they don’t have a formula, but they do rock, or do I mean funk?  I just don’t know, but I like them!

See them I tell you, they’ll blow your mind!

Words: Jon Kershaw (confused but happy).
 Photos: Shirlaine Forrest www.shirlainephotos.co.uk