New band of the day – No 807: Ollie Wride

Though not as magnificently OTT as their heroes Scissor Sisters and Daft Punk, these aspiring electro-poppers are not far offHometown: London.The lineup: Ollie Wride (vocals), Josh Dally (guitar), Poppy Kavanagh (bass), James Cross (drums).The background: If Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters joined Trevor Horn in a sequel to that new movie Hot Tub Time Machine, in which a bunch of current-day characters go back to the future – back to 1986, to be precise – then chances are the music they'd hear...

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