Another "hot new guitar band" with black jeans and haircuts? No, Savages is different. It's a quartet whose influences are less "dad rock" and more hard-to-pronounce German stuff (oh hi, Einstürzende Neubauten). But they do wear a lot of black.

Shall I meet you at the graveyard with a pint of snakebite and black, then? It's not "goth rock" – think minimalist pop-punk.

Why the name? It echoes their artistic vision: "No matter how evolved human beings become, there's a primal instinct there. We wanted to convey that," explains Gemma Thompson (guitar).

What do they sing about? Their lyrics tackle the violent underbelly in a double-dipped, disenfranchised society. "I wanted to avoid love-song clichés and to twist the imagery of females," lead vocalist Jehnny Beth explains. "We don't write about love and romance. We write about violence, domestic things and having a masculine view on feminine issues," adds Gemma.

They say: "John Cassavetes made films because he believed in them and not to make money. That's an inspiration to us."

We say: Thought-provoking, firebrand pop.

Savages release its debut album, Silence Yourself, on 6 May through Matador Records/Pop Noire. For more information, go to savagesband.com