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4 / 10 Milagres frontman Kyle Wilson left Brooklyn after he felt had “grown stale”, retreating to mountainous wilds in search of creative succour. Sound familiar? His five-piece band’s UK debut retreads more familiar ground than a crime scene reconstruction: opener ‘Halfway’ would be a lovely, elegant Coldplay song, which jars awkwardly into ‘Here To Stay’, a half-arsed Arcade Fire-like look at a youth where “I was the cure, I spoke in tongues”. The rest hovers lazily between Grizzly Bear’s dusty orchestral shadow and Menomena’s way with drawing lumps to the throat, yet boasts the emotional potency of neither. A pleasant listen, but it’s hardly fresh.

Laura Snapes

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Date/Time	Venue	Town/City	Seetickets	Viagogo
May 26, 2012 19:30	The Deaf Institute	Manchester	Buy Milagres Tickets
May 27, 2012 19:30	Brudenell Social Club	Leeds	Buy Milagres Tickets from £7
May 28, 2012 19:00	Hare & Hounds	Kings Heath	Buy Milagres Tickets from £6
May 29, 2012 20:30	The Musician	Leicster	Buy Milagres Tickets from £7
May 30, 2012 20:00	Joiners	Soutampton	Buy Milagres Tickets from £6