"Superduper Supergrass blasts with lovely bendy 60’s pop bits. Most endearing." Simon Williams, Fierce Panda

Houdini Dax are Cardiff’s bulgingly exciting up and coming sensation, born from the mucky coitus of psychedelic Beatles, The Kinks and Arctic Monkeys.

Comprised of Jack Butler (guitar, vocals), David Newington (drums, backing vocals), and Owen Richards (bass, backing vocals; their arrival on the scene has already included a BBC Live Session, a wealth of airplay, forcible eviction from the C.I.A stage and a recording contract with See Monkey Do Monkey. Everything is bubbling up to an LP release in Summer 2010 and a full European tour. All this when their average age is just 18!

Citing influences, singer Jack Butler loved The Beatles as a foetus but got bored of them by the time he was 4, turning instead to Dolly Parton, Bowie and The Zombies. This diversity is further spread through the band with Bach, Can and Steely Dan being referenced obtusely in their sound.

They are fine-dined indie-rock with feelgood, head-bobby and catchy, clear lyrics, pompously embracing sixties pop as though it was their distant uncle. They are a band of tomorrow, but best of all you can see them now. Just don’t get mad when they show you how prodigious and young they are.