Whatever happened to Electric Soft Parade? Following the release of massively well-received debut album Holes In The Wall, NME declared that the band "may just have saved British pop music" and they were hailed as one of the best new bands around.

But the follow up, The American Adventure, fared less well and the band were dropped by BMG, with little heard from them since.

Now, however, they're reappearing on the Brighton scene, headlining a show to mark the third birthday of local band showcase The Cable Club.

Held at the Pressure Point, many would regard it as a downward step for a band who have previously played far larger local venues.

"It could be seen as a bit of a step back", admits frontman Alex White, "but we're happy with that. You can't expect thousands of people to show up at your gigs when you haven't been touring or releasing records.

"We've written 80 or 100 songs in the past year and I'm just really looking forward to playing them live."

Several record label representatives are expected to be in attendance at the show and manager Dick O'Dell seems confident of securing the band a new record deal.

But the group themselves seem happy to do the show regardless of commercial considerations.

"The Tenderfoot and Actress Hands were our own choice of support," explains Alex, "and they're both bands we love. We're also really happy to be part of the Cable Club celebration. So many promoters are just in it for the money but Simon, who runs it, is a genuine music fan who really knows what he's doing."

For his part, Cable Club head honcho Simon Parker says his aim, three years in, is simply to maintain the quality of the bands and "not sit back and think, great, now I can go and buy a Rolls Royce".

He will continue to present the Cable Club show on Radio Reverb (last Saturday of the month, 3pm) and will be bringing out another Cable Club sampler CD later this year.

Starts 8pm, tickets cost £4. Call 01273 684501.