New Boston quartet Protokoll are quite possibly Massachusetts' finest export, and certainly the most exciting of late. Successfully applying their ear for a new wave melody to a much eerier post-punk background, it's a formula that has that all-important crossover appeal. However, they concede their influences remain suitably diverse; Daft Punk, Black Flag, ska and reggae…

Having already made an impact on the British music scene with their debut single 'Moving Forward' in May this year, the band made a huge number of new friends on a lengthy UK tour receiving press accolades early on and radio support from door-opening first fan Steve Lamacq and plays from Zane Lowe and XFM.

Protokoll return with 'D.N.R' - a glorious mix of shimmering synths and that compelling yet serious disco pop sound that they do so very well. Shimmering guitars sparkle behind the deadpan vocal delivery, and a taut bass line rumbles like a subway train