HAVING surfed a wave of initial hype that crashed on the shores of overblown expectations, nu-baggy Brumbeat merchants The Twang are on the verge of returning for more.

And Bournemouth fans will be among the first to hear the band’s new material when The Twang play the Old Fire Station on February 3.

It’s two years since they were hailed as the future of British pop and installed as the next generation of a scally rock lineage that includes the likes of The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Oasis.

The trouble was, although The Twang boasted a couple of major tunes in the shape of Either Way and Wide Awake, their sound was much more delicate and took a while to find its audience.

But find it they did before signing off early last summer to a full field at the V Festival.

Since then they’ve been beavering away on their second album with the working title, Not Tonight it’s Monday, and have announced a 15-date UK tour to road test the new songs.

Singer Phil Etheridge says: “Playing live is what it’s all about.

“We’re all just itching to get back out on it now and start playing the new tunes to people.

“February’s going to be party time!”