Review - Designer Magazine

Bauer don't often play gigs in Manchester, but when they do they're special occasion and this is their second gig in the space of the month. With the option of a major label deal in the offing and a independent single deal waiting to be inked you could say that Bauer have got it all mapped out, but it's not come without a major plan from the start.

Rather than play endless gig after gig they set about recording their debut album and getting the songs perfected before they'd even played in public and when they did they get out to gig they played in the places where it mattered most, their hometown and then down the road to the capital to play industry gigs for the likes of Alan McGee.

"Don't You Move" is just perfect pop, its the easiest way to say it as vocally and musically it can't be faulted. Taking a band like The Smiths as a blueprint they add a polished sheen which sounds as if they've spent 6 months with producer Mike Hedges you can see why labels are taking note. Ending as always on the pulsating "Ride" they end 2006 with another classic gig.