The Lucky Nine apparently don't like people to talk about their day-jobs when reviewing their music, so we won't mention that bassist Daniel P Carter is from A, frontman Colin Doran is from Hundred Reasons and that drummer Richie Mills is from Cable. Oh wait... Ok, we won't mention it again after that.

One thing we can mention is that The Lucky Nine are neither a supergroup or a side-project, despite being clearly a bit of both. They are actually a pretty darned good band whatever they like to be known as, so we'll indulge them further.

It's been quite a year so far already for this five-piece after getting much critical acclaim for their debut EP and their performance at Download, where they more than held their own despite going up against the mighty Velvet Revolver on the main stage.

Certainly the oddly-named True Crown Foundation Songs is an impressive burst of intelligent noise from a bunch of talented performers, with Doran's impassioned vocals backed up well by frenzied bursts of guitar riffs. Split A-side single Vessel & Vine/Sweet Dreams Lilac kicks things off well and the pace rarely lets up over the 12 tracks, all the way to Lake Placid.

Also featured on the album is Hibernate, the lead track from their self-titled EP, and it is easily to see how it made such a good impression back in March, with possibly the heaviest verses and poppiest choruses all thrown together in a melee of emotional intensity. Over the course of an album, it does get a little wearing, but anyone who names a song Jaques Molay Is Avenged! is alright by us.