At the crossroads of noise rock and sitar serenity, armed with a bracing political agenda, Cornershop are hell-bent on being the UK’s first in-your-face Indians since Mohandas Gandhi. “We try to go with the dance beats, a jazzy feel, the Asian elements, the vocals and a few samples chopped in for good measure,” says vocalist Tjinder Singh. “What’s the fucking use of ripping off the Beatles without putting your own element in there?”