Watching the Faybians play live is not an event easy to forget. Blink and you could think you have missed the exact flick of the switch moment when the sound of the fivesome erupts on stage, sending themselves sprawling across the stage and leaving the audience entranced.

It could be due to the dark, sultry lyrics, first whispered then intensified along with added distortion as the big wave breaks on their brooding, shoegaze tone.

Or perhaps it is due to surprise that some of such a sharply dressed, serious looking quartet could find themselves limbs askew in human pile ups while being sure not to miss a beat.

Whatever the cause, they are fast becoming renowned as one of the town’s best live acts to hit the scene in recent years, who sometimes pull in more of the crowd as supports than the headline act.

Vocalist David Sherritt, guitarist George Kerr, drummer Nikolai Krasnowski, bassist Josh Potter and guitarist Conor Mc-Dermott came together in 2013 during their first year of studies at Huddersfield University.

Now, over one year later, they are celebrating their first full year as a promising shoegaze-cum-psychedelic, indie pop outfit and are determined to take their captivating sound and on-stage antics further afield this year.

Guitarist George, said: “ It’s been a fantastic year for us and has well surpassed our expectations.

“We’ve just had such great reactions from the crowds and are looking forward to what this year holds for us.”

But the excitement that surrounds their live sets could have never been felt, as the band decided to go on hiatus straight after their very first gig.

George said: “We met at a party and jammed then began to write songs together.

“On a whim one day we decided to get a gig and played at The Parish.

“The response we got was amazing-something we didn’t really expect.

“But we decided to take a break not long after to take time to think about whether we wanted to commit to the band so put everything on hiatus throughout the summer.

“The last thing we wanted was to not put in enough time and mess everything up.”

Talking to them over one year on, it is obvious they all came to the same conclusion.

Guitarist Conor McDermott

“Luckily all of us couldn’t wait to restart. Having that period of space set us up really well and we came back full of new ideas, which really set a whole new tone.

“Would you believe that when we first started out we were playing what I think was quite cheesy music.

“I think the sound just developed because by the end of summer we had got to know each other better and weren’t as afraid of opening up to each other any more.

“Now we embrace all the different genres we each like, from fast tempo indie pop, classical and metal, as well as take influence from bands who put out albums in 2014, such as War on Drugs.”

Their come back gig was at Hudd Live, the Huddersfield University’s freshers’ week celebrations.

“It was phenomenal and that was the night that got the ball rolling.”

Since then they have wowed crowds at 10 gigs in other venues around the town, further afield at one of Manchester’s cult venues, kraak Gallery and in London.

Talking about their on-stage presence, George said: “We don’t care whether we’re playing to one person or 100, we just give it our all, all the time.

“It can lead to some unexpected moment, such as the times where I’ve been upside down and had people from the audience falling on top of me.”

But despite their high octane performances, the band are no strangers to performing acoustically.

“We’ve done a few shows like that. I think it helps show that there are two sides to us and for us to get up close and personal to fans.

“And it’s always interesting to hear what our songs sound like unplugged then plug everything into an amp.”

This spring will see the release of their first still untitled EP, which will include first single, Rosiland.

But for those too eager to wait until then, George has announced that single number two will hit the shops sooner.

“We’re still in the process of getting the E.P. together but we’ve got a track called Eden, which will be released this month.”

For George, the rest of his hopes for the band are simple.

“We just want to get out there and keep on playing.

“It would be great to get onto some festival line ups but I’m just excited to see what the next 10 gigs hold.”

To find out more and hear Rosiland, go to www.facebook.com/Faybians or soundcloud.com/Faybians.