Agent (6)

"Agent" is a London based progressive rock band - James Donaldson/Matt Flower/Gerald Gill/Alex Alvarado It’s a brave band that relocates from New Zealand to the restless city of London. But in the five years it’s taken Agent to settle comfortably into the British way of life they’ve been working on Kingdom Of Fear. Where their debut Expand/Contract was a typical nod to Tool, delivered with aggressive mannerisms, the follow up is soft and exploratory deviation from a tried and tested formula. Guitars politely glide along and glimmer without too much reference to the aforementioned alt-rockers, at the same time the layered vocals have an indie quality (think The Stone Roses).