Bristol rockers Undercut have been compared to the likes of U2, Coldplay and REM, which certainly gives them a lot to live up to on this, their debut album. Considering that rehearsed for the album in an empty air hangar, they are clearly ready for the big time and are - if you'll excuse a terrible pun - aiming for the skies.

Recent single To Die For shows what Undercut are capable of at their best, with a great rhythm and a catchy chorus. Unfortunately it also shows why it could be tough for them to emulate their idols.

Singer Johnny Benn sounds a lot like Chris Martin at times on that track and on much of Something To Die For, while occasionally veering into a Chris Cornell rasp at times.

While sounding a bit like these two singers is not necessarily a bad thing, it does mean that Undercut quite often struggle to convince as a band of their own.

They are certainly decent song-writers, with Delight sounding like a really good Coldplay song - certainly more interesting than a fair portion of X&Y - but that's the point, it should sound like a really good Undercut song.

It's not just the singing that is derivative either, with the opening guitar playing on Delight coming straight from Fleetwood Mac, while there's more than a hint of Kim Thayil present in Soul Food Mother.

You can't fault Undercut for effort - they wrote and performed this album as well as forming their own label to distribute it while all having full-time jobs - and there's talent in there as shown on the anthemic Seasons. You can also see how they could make it big, as these mostly memorable songs were designed to be played in stadiums.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to shake off the feeling that they just aren't different enough or special enough to rise above the hundreds of other bands out there who sound like this. At least not until they find themselves a sound that is their own...