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Inspired by the feeling “where you are a graduate but can’t find a job and are stuck at home again dreaming of escape” young upstarts Being There blast away the feel of the burbs with a collection of hi-octane, lo-fi guitar tracks out of town. Heavily honing the spirit of Teenage Fanclub along with noted inspirations such as The Replacements, the four piece have taken on the less-is-more approach with full accuracy. Only one track breaks the three and a half minute mark, which is refreshing at a time when artists can sometimes dawdle.

The first half of the album definitely has a more instantly engaging, stomping motion. The last half sees the boys go a bit slow motion. But no worries, there’s plenty of solid song writing here to get these guys a hard fan base, and on that basis, ‘Breaking Away’ is well worth checking out. The sound of escape rarely sounds so promising.