As the sun begins to shine on London once again and everyone starts to feel just that little bit happier about everything, the perfect accompaniment to the nation's upturn in mood is the music of moonshine-swilling debutants The Deadbeats.

Forget the upsurge in retro electro-rock hybrid bands, the sanguine grooves of the latest dreary, repetitive R n' B single, or even the bland tinkerings of certain stadium rockers; the soundtrack for this summer is smiley sing-along pop tunes with dirty crunchy guitars and honky-tonk piano twiddles.

A fusion of "devil-may care" Americana and rockabilly folk melodies, Glastonbury competition winners The Deadbeats, stars of the Acoustic, the Other and the Late n' Live stages at the festival in 2005, are releasing a limited edition of their first single, Backdoor Honey, on Manchester-based independent label Concrete Recordings.

Life in the Deadbeats' world exists of women, booze, and lazy days. Capturing the essence of what it is to be young, bound together with an age-old gruffness and husky wisdom that is intrinsically linked to blues, The Deadbeats emit a real sense of a love of making music.

There is a freedom and palpable creative energy on the record. Close harmonies, nasal vocal snarls, and with a great deal of "deep south" style, the five are certainly the ones to watch in the coming months.

Taking it all in their stride the band have been very busy on the live front, with plum support slots with the likes of The Coral, The Kaiser Chiefs and Pete Doherty already under their belts.

With something of a musical revival occurring in their hometown of Manchester, The Deadbeats are making waves throughout the music industry itself, and have even been photographed by the legendary Mick Rock for his "Urbis" exhibition.

The debut single is due for release on May 8. For information about tours and dates visit: www.thedeadbeatsonline.com.