INDIE fans should make a date for Heartbreakers next Friday (December 29) when local band Bel Esprit take to the stage.

Frontman Billy Herklots and band mates Fahad Siddiqui, George Wardley and Sachin Croker have been back on the road armed with a new single Follow The Sun.The Southampton date will be their final gig of the year.

This new song, which has already featured on BBC Introducing Solent, adds atmospheric keyboards to the classic indie sound of previous singles Crucible, Leave Me Here and Lose My Mind. A fully animated psychedelic music video is promised soon.

Drawing influence from The Velvet Underground and The Strokes, the band describe their music as suave, modern alternative rock. Their previous three singles have together amassed over 200,000 plays across all platforms. The lads first won airplay on BBC 6 Music after meeting legendary DJ Steve Lamacq at a gig at The Joiners. Bel Esprit headline Heartbreakers, Hanover Buildings on Friday 29 December. Tickets £5 at seetickets.com.