The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have just released their latest album Plastic Fang and have taken to the road in support of it, bringing along The International Noise Conspiracy for the ride.

TINC start the night off by showing the Manchester audience how to create an almighty mix of rock and politics whilst avoiding the cheese factor. Smash It Up, Up For Sale - they all steamroll along from a band who look as if they just have stepped out of school, even though they have been going in one form or another for nearly a decade.

It feels as though the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have been going forever, but that doesn't stop them blasting through many highlights from their often glorious, often drab past. Songs such as Disect and Bellbottoms stand up perfectly against new material such as the single She Said and Money Rock 'n' Roll which, although not going down too well with the critics, goes down a storm in front of a near ecstatic Mancunian throng.

It feels like the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have been going forever, but they're as reliable as The Ramones when it comes to gigs. You know what you're going to get, and as tonight proved, you know it'll be good.