Leicester, save for its plethora of Asian restaurants, has never been, and will never be, an exotic location. So Kyte, the latest children of the city to make music, suffer by comparison with the more peregrine likes of Iceland’s Sigur Rós and Denmark’s Mew. A fate shared by Chelmsford’s Souls Vibrating in the Universe and Somerset’s Blueneck.

Not that the homegrown trio should necessarily expect an easy ride by critics or music lovers alike. They are, after all, followers of the aforementioned bands rather than peers. This self-dated debut album, though, does a lot to bolster Kyte’s reputation.

The perfect late-night album, Kyte don’t do punchy pop numbers. What they do do is extended soundscapes with closer ‘These Tales of Our Stay’ clocking in at a mighty eight minutes and forty-eight seconds. With an average age of 20, Kyte have plenty of time to put Leicester on the map – for something other than curry.

(3¾/5)