I've not heard anything from this band but have friends who do like them so might grab one of their albums to check out!

Stage: 
NME
Source of Rumour: 
Various friends to the band
Wikipedia

Alterkicks were formed through adverts in shops in Merseyside and Cheshire. Though now based in Liverpool, the band are drawn from far and wide. Now jobless as the pressures of the band overtake their chosen careers, the five-piece are currently becoming experts on the interest free loopholes of credit card offers, “You can change them every six months and transfer the debt”, according to vocalist Martin Stilwell.