Fiction Plane are probably not the most well known band on anyone’s radar yet still they’ve maintained to stay around for their third album, with fans in tow and much critical appraise.

And for a band that have a famous connection (Front man Joe Sumner is the son of 80’s legend Sting) they seem to have made it on their own steam without the help of just being labelled the band that are only there because of their connections.

Back for a third, new and fresh album, Left Side Of The Brain really does show a completely different side to Fiction Plane. With the departure of Keyboardist Dan Brown the band seem to have found their space around each other and the music doesn’t seem to be as clogged up. Going back to their pop/rock roots with a truly incredible album, it has a surprise round every twist and turn.

If you were listening to this band for the first time based on this album, you really wouldn’t know where to place them. This is what makes this album so good, because it surprises you and motivates you to keep listening. The influences and ‘sound-a-likes’ list could go on and on; sometimes sounding like Radiohead meets the Police with a bit of indie thrown in. Raw emotion pours out in every song.

There really isn’t a bad song on this album. Every song remains in your head and catches you. Catchy choruses and ingeniously designed guitar playing reminds of that clever electric rock music like Radiohead that meshes so well together, each bit having it’s own special place on the album.

With almost every song sounding like it belongs to a different genre you’re always on your toes. Death Machine sounds like a perfect rendering of any Red Hot Chili Peppers anthem whilst It’s A Lie could have easily been sung by Sting himself.

Some songs sound like the band are still influenced by modern music with Two Sisters sounding like a Kooks rendition. All in all, they’ve created a near perfect album that combines so much and gives so much for any listener.