Mods of all ages took to Rock City on the 23rd of Feb to welcome back The Rifles nearly 3 years after their last Nottingham gig. The 4 piece band from Chingford opened with the brilliant “She’s Got Standards” – the first track on their debut album ‘No Love Lost’. The sea of parkas were then gifted with the lively “Heebie Jeebies” which led to a paisley shirt being whipped in the air round the head of some individual somewhere in the middle of the floor. Their reputation for

Not played on radio, not endorsed by the NME, not bothered. London four-piece The Rifles have been producing their own brand of indie-rock for over 10 years now, and have in that time been commercially acclaimed both at home and abroad – a feat achieved by few and maintained by even fewer. In that time four albums have been made – each one different from its predecessor while also creating an effect of seamless transition; the differences and variations not so drastic as to l