ON a cold, wet winter's evening in Bolton town centre, they mingle with the crowd, just four ordinary lads, hardly worth a second glance.

But when they talk about their music, Kinesis are anything but ordinary. With a driving ambition, an intelligence and a rare determination, that belie their tender age, they hold a captivating audience.

From day one -- and still at school -- Michael Bromley (vocals), Conor McClion (guitars), Tom Marshall (bass) and Neil Chow (drums), knew they wanted to be different from other local bands.

Encamped at Whitworth's Studio Studio they recorded their first demo, which coupled with hand written letters were sent to specific industry targets.

Cargo Distribution were hooked almost immediately, putting out the songs in the form of a mini album though their own label.

By their third live show they'd gravitated to the Capital, where their rock/punk style turned heads as they juggled school with the demands of the band.

Built on solid foundations, their music takes from artist as diverse as The Clash, The Pixies and At The Drive In, and is mixed with a fiercely political message.

Conor said: " It's angry, intelligent, objectionable, honest but it's not nu-metal. Nu-metal is disgusting, we're more pixie-esque than metal-esque."

He added: "We just want to get away from where other bands are at , and set ourselves on our own. Our music is an objectionable view of the world outside of us.

"We're not talking about love and our girlfriends, the chorus of our new single talks about the North American free trade agreement."

With their debut single--"And they obey"-- out at the end of the month on Crystal Songs, and a mini UK tour in tow there seems no stopping the Kinesis march.

But Conor is adamant about his goal for the band. He reflected: " There seems to be a resurgence of British rock bands at the moment, but none of them seem to be perfect. We want to be the perfect band from the music to the image."

Kinesis headline at the Manchester Roadhouse on Friday, March 1.