"It was kind of overwhelming," admits Jim Briffett.

"We were surrounded by all these famous people like Jay Kay and Dannii Minogue, but I got really drunk and was rolling around on the floor. It was all rather grand, but at the same time it's kind of phoney. Fame is just an image people construct."

The Clearlake guitarist, recruited shortly before the release of new album Amber, is talking about a fashion awards show the band were recently invited to.

Despite being unimpressed by such aspects of the celebrity lifestyle, three albums into their career they remain quietly driven to replace critical acclaim with commercial glory.

"We're becoming labelled as a band who could have been and I don't want that to happen," explains frontman Jason Pegg.

"We're at this weird stage at the moment. It feels like something amazing has happened - I know it's a good record, nobody's making any mistakes and we're loving playing live. It's a bit of a scary time."

Articulate, honest and warmly good-humoured, the Brighton Brit-rockers are as unassuming and immediately likeable as the lush harmonies they produce.

"Touring is such an intimate arena for four guys to put themselves into," says Briffett.

"We all get on really well. We know how to give each other space - they manage to make me laugh even when I've got the hangover from hell."

The wave of euphoria the band are currently surfing is largely provided by the joys of touring. "We've got this good, strong fanbase now and we want to look after them," promises Pegg. "Without wanting to sound cliched, the only thing I care about is that we put on a show which is truly magical."

Their ambitions remain tempered, though, by a desire to "stay true and go with our hearts".

"We get to go on tour all around Europe and release records without having to be really commercial," enthuses Briffett.

"It's natural for us to want more money and fame, but in some ways I think being on the edge of breaking through is a really nice place to be."

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