Cymbals - Candy Bar

There are a number of reasons why someone might want to start a band: fame, money, drugs, sex appeal. London-based four-piece Cymbals just wanted to have a bit of fun with some like-minded friends. "You get together, have a drink, write songs and make other people listen to music you like," they told Dummy magazine before the release of their 2011 Talking Heads-influenced debut album, Unlearn. If anything they seem to be having more fun now than they were back then – their sound having evolved from slightly scrappy punk-funk into sleaker, almost disco-infused house and synth-pop.