When Murray Macleod and Jordan Smith first formed The Xcerts as passionate 13-year-olds striking out just after the turn of the millennium, they surely gave little thought to where they’d be two decades down the line. In fact, the Aberdeen lads have never felt like looking too far ahead, preferring to seize the spark that got them started rather than reaching too hard for milestones ahead. Five years after anthemic fourth album Hold On To Your Heart cracked the UK Top 40 and signposted a route to stardom, they’ve chosen to do just that: rekindling a youthful naivete rather than cynically plotting a route up the ladder. The 100-second lead single GIMME hinted at a thumping, fuzzed-up swerve into alt. pop territory, but they’re not long in proving that their longingl...