It may have taken Cattle & Cane five years to perfect their debut album but the quintet say it was a 'labour of love'.

Formed by Teeside siblings Joe, Helen, Fran and Vin Hammill and family friend Tom Chapman in 2010, the group released Home in September.

Their debut has drawn comparisons with Mumford and Sons but its crafted harmonies, upbeat melodies and evocative lyrics set it apart from the folk rock troubadours.

The long-awaited album records the group's formative years and singer Helen Hammill says writing it helped them find their sound.

"Our debut album was the culmination of our first years as a band," she says.

"The record was inspired greatly by our time as a family growing up. Songs like 'We Were Children' give very detailed accounts of the times you have to pull through as a family. It seemed only fair when we had finished the album that it be called Home. It was a title that had been in the back of our heads for a while but just seemed to be the perfect snapshot of what the album is about.

"It was a labour of love but we feel the wait paid off."

The band's accomplished use of harmonies has added another string to their already impressive musical bow. However, Helen says it's something that felt natural.

"It came about just from singing together as kids I think," she says. "When we started it wasn't a conscious decision to build around the voices it just came very naturally and made sense. We're lucky they work so well together, it always has been and always will be a massive feature of our music."

The five-piece, who performed at T in the Park last year, have been championed by critics and the new music team at BBC Introducing.

The support helped their debut single, I Will Rise, receive over 1.5m streams online and saw Home enter the Independent Album Chart's top 30 on the week of its release.

"I guess we have been a little surprised by the reaction," says drummer Tom Chapman, "but at the end of the day it's what we wanted so we're pleased.

"To find ourselves in the Independent Albums Charts sandwiched between the Arctic Monkeys and Adele was a nice treat come the release week. We had a great team behind us for that release so it's a real group effort that put us there."

However, the band's success has not just been limited to the charts or even the UK.

Their tracks have also popped up in television adverts for Scotrail and a number of shows, including MTV's Catfish, Made in Chelsea, The Only Way is Essex and hit Brazilian soap opera Avenida Brazil.

Tom says the band are delighted that their music is reaching such a wide audience, however, he claims the boys in the band won't be happy until their music is used on one of the BBC's most popular day-time shows.

"We're just happy for the music to be getting spread so far and wide around the world," he says.

"In terms of shows we'd like our songs featured in, for Helen she was made complete by singing over a break-up scene on Made in Chelsea. Most of the boys are holding out for something football related and Vin and I really want Homes Under the Hammer. This shouldn't be too hard given an album called Home!"

The group, who played their first UK tour in October, are now preparing for their second nationwide jaunt and will perform the Electric Circus in Edinburgh on February 15.

"If you've never been to a Cattle & Cane show before you can expect a range of music and in turn, emotions on show," Helen says.

"We love Scottish audiences. If pushed we would struggle to put our finger on exactly just what it is but we have always loved them and have such a great time when we are there.

"There's always such a special atmosphere at the shows. I think we just love Scotland as a place to be honest. We go on writing retreats between tours and it's always Scotland - I think we were born wrong side of the border!"

Despite playing in Edinburgh, Tom admits that the group will always have a soft spot for Glasgow's King Tut's.

"We love King Tut's," he says.

"We had lots of great gigs in the Scottish Highlands on a tour not long after we formed and obviously we had a great time at T In The Park but there's something special about returning to King Tuts.

"However, we haven't played Edinburgh for a while so maybe there's room for a new favourite."

Cattle and Cane will play The Electric Circus in Edinburgh on February 15.