FrankMusik, The Brute Chorus, Josephine Oniyama

It’s the final date of the November Levi’s OnesToWatch tour at The Fly, and despite the cold and wintery weather outside, the crowd are unmistakably up for it. A generous handful of the cool kids are out tonight, complete with ironic haircuts and attitudes. They rub shoulders with a smattering of industry types, all waiting to check out what’s supposedly going to be 'the next big thing’.

First up is the demure and ladylike Josephine Oniyama and her band. Oniyama’s refreshingly honest and unassuming performance eases the crowd in to the evening, with an almost bluegrass sounding indie folk. With the pure vowels and vibrato of a young Joan Armatrading, and the contemporary energy of Jack Penate, the crowd are left in no doubt as to why her forthcoming EP 'In the Labyrinth' is so hotly anticipated.

Next up, just to mess with our heads, are The Brute Chorus, who waste no time batting away any whimsical leftovers, to remind us what we’re really here for. Rock and roll.

Front man James Steel looks like an evil moustacheod teddy boy brandishing his acoustic guitar, as he thrashes manically through their sleazy, bluesy set. With a little bit of Jeff Buckley’s sweetness in his falsetto, but enough energy and grit to sour it again, this is the kind of performance that makes you really listen. We walked away with one lyric on loop 'I was lonely when you got here, I’ll be lonely when you go.'

Headlining this OnesToWatch show is a certain Vincent Frank. Almost pixie-ish in his otherliness, glossy and new, here is something we can’t quite put our finger on. This is FrankMusik. Unashamedly commercial, synthed up, euphoric pop, which, in equal measure, could be the soundtrack to a hairdressers night out, or by the same token, the next song even the cynics among us, fall in love to. We’re a bit scared these people with the haircuts won’t get it, that it’s a step too far. But he makes them feel safe, as if any second now Kylie might pop out from behind that curtain and join in. And they love him for it. Maybe, economically speaking, looking at that freezing rain on the grey pavement outside, we need a bit of glamour in our lives at the moment.