With youth on their side and sharply written songs that could soundtrack a generation, the Bolton-based four-piece match the eloquent urgency of early Arctic Monkeys with the guitar rush of The Strokes and the classic rock power of The Who. They have the songs, the attitude, and that indefinable extra that has seen them pack out venues and forge a tight bond with an ever-growing audience.

Forged in the North and steeped in its storytelling tradition, Florentenes are a band who are part of a new wave of creativity rising from the grassroots. With frontman and songwriter William Train Smith, Luke Holding (guitar), Harry Stubbs (bass), and Liam Fiddy (drums), the band’s chemistry is palpable, four schoolmates turned sonic force, mixing jagged riffs, melodic basslines, and hooks that stay lodged in your head for days.