The Darkness's success has had the side effect of spawning a resurgence of interest in traditional hard rock. After years of playing mid-sized concert halls, Deep Purple are suddenly back in huge arenas. Meanwhile, last week, it was announced that the original line-up of Judas Priest are about to reform - something that, until recently, would have been regarded as a terrifying prospect.

The Glitterati are currently leading the wave of younger bands primed to capture the newly rocking mood. Hailing from Leeds, a city that has never produced a decent heavy rock band, they describe themselves as "AC/DC to the Darkness's Queen", although they seem more influenced by Guns N' Roses. Certainly, visually, they have that air of leather/studded degeneracy. But rumours persist that they have emerged from previous incarnations that had as much to do with rock as Michael Portillo. Still, while their credentials may be wobbly, it's strangely refreshing to hear spindly singer Paul Gautrey eschew the usual fake American accent in favour of a voice that could have belonged to Brian Glover in Kes: "We're the Glitter-arty!" he beams, before adding some not very Yorkshire arrogance: "And this is our next hit."

In fact, their second single Here Comes a Close Up doesn't build on their excellent Do You Love Yourself debut. The guitars fuzz in all the right places, but with a glut of rock bands emerging, only those with the strongest songs will survive. The mic-twirling Gautrey - who resembles a Ron Wood drawing of Ron Wood - has charisma to spare in a short, sharp set. But their next single will have to be a killer if they're to be here for the long haul.