They might not know what genre they are, but six-piece ilovecolour do know one thing – their hometown music scene is under appreciated.

The Huddersfield band has built up a following around town with their unique brand of music.

The band, who are all former Huddersfield University music students, fuse alt-rock with a brass backing and a digital twist.

Several members of the band also boast multi-instrumental roles.

In all, the group features two sets of drums, a trombone, trumpet, guitar, keyboards, bass and laptop effects.

Band founder, Aaron Whitcroft, said they had spent a while finding their sound but they still didn’t know what to call it.

“It's the hardest question to answer,” he said.

“We always get asked and we still haven't got an answer.

“There's a lot of different genres, maybe dark rock or dark pop is a good way of describing it.

“Because we all studied music at university I guess that really shows, we experiment with it.

“It started off quite folky but because we all listen to different types of music it became a rock band.

“But it's not your standard rock music.

“Maybe it's a good thing that we can't put a name to it?”

Aaron said part of their style was influenced by bands such as Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire.

He said: “I remember when I saw them at Leeds Festival and each member of the band moved to another's place, and I was really taken aback by that.

“So a few of us play multiple instruments and everyone sings.

“We never get enough microphones at a gig so we usually just stick with three of us, but if we could get six we'd all sing.”

Aaron said things were going well for them in town and said he thought movers and shakers in the industry should get themselves to Huddersfield to check out the scene.

He said: “It's a frustrating time as well as an awesome time for music in Huddersfield.

“I don't think it's the venues as they really do try to put gigs on.

“We played Oxjam in Sheffield, Manchester and Huddersfield.

“And the one that was completely rammed to the rafters was Huddersfield.

“The venues did a really good job, and Oxjam, of making it public.

“They worked really hard on it because they value live music.

“But it really annoys me that just because Huddersfield's so small it's really hard for everyone to break out.

“Bands like Feeds and Buenos Aires Metro, if they were given the right amount of exposure people would really get into it because it's music that's actually good.

“Huddersfield is a really cool place where people are really accepting of different kinds of music and also art and everyone likes the community, with the food festival and the Festival of Light.

“Some may think it's this weird place in the middle of the hills but it's really cultured.

“People aren't afraid to do different things.

“But the upsetting thing is all the bands at the level we're at, are struggling to get the exposure.

“I think the way pop music is going and a lot of things are based around the internet and a lot of people are making electronic music.

It's causing rock bands and live acts to change the way they do things.

They're evolving and becoming more interesting to watch.

“If a few PR people or publicists came to Huddersfield and saw what people are playing, even though there may not be a big crowd, musically and visually they'd be taken aback by how good it is.”

The group are currently focusing on recording some new music and hope to have an EP out by the end of March.

Aaron said they were working hard on the new tunes and were hoping for more exposure in 2014.

He said: “There's a big push for us to try and break out of Huddersfield and get into the bigger cities. We've got a show in Sheffield, and a show in Manchester. The shows we have planned are good shows where we know they're not just there for our money.”