A little charm goes a very long way, as the Hertfordshire trio Larsen B prove. Their first album offers a large dose of one of the prevalent tropes of pop/rock in recent years: the kind of non-specific yearning that Coldplay and Snow Patrol turned into huge record sales. But with no big record deal or state-of-the-art studio at their disposal, Larsen B offer a free-range, homegrown take, which leaves them sounding more akin to the past year's new wave of folkish groups. The instrumentation is modest, usually taking in acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, bass and drums, often supplemented with banjo or accordion. It's gorgeous and understated, even if in the wrong hands it could sound pompous and bloated. It's full, too, of delicious little touches – the rich harmonies in The Gold Cup; the seagull-call twang of guitar behind the chorus of Drown by the Sea – that add to the sense of intimacy. It's a lovely debut, and one hopes there's more to come.