By HOLLY LENNON

FOR any young band, it can be a daunting task to follow in the footsteps of successful contemporaries.

But for the Sherlocks, the expectation is even greater.

Hailing from Sheffield, the city which produced musical heavyweights including Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker, there is an expectation to not only create the same quality of music, but to reach the same heights.

The career trajectory of Sheffield’s most famous export, Arctic Monkeys, is one which indie bands can only dream of and for The Sherlocks, they are dedicated to making it a reality.

The four-piece band, made up of brothers, lead singer and guitarist Kiaran and Brandon Crook, who plays drums, and Andy and Josh Davidson who play bass and guitar respectively, are currently on their biggest ever headline UK tour - following a sell-out stint last year.

Success has been so great that they have added extra dates, including one in Glasgow, due to high demand.

Contrary to their youthful appearance and newbie reputation, they have more than six years experience on the road.

For drummer Brandon, the tour felt never ending.

“In a good way”, he adds. “We love being on the road, it's like being on a mad adventure.

“You meet so many great people along the way and create so many memories. The tour was madness, every single night was insane.

“Coming up is like part two of the tour and we are buzzing. You can feel something special is building!

“We are like veterans on the road even though people see us as a new band.

"We've done six-years solid, we don't know what to do when we are off the road.”

The band started organically, in their front room.

One New Years Eve, Brandon and Kiaran were playing together in their grandparents front room for close family when they over heard Josh playing his guitar next door.

Michael Crook (the boys father and manager) suggested inviting him to play with them in the future.

Over the coming months, The Sherlocks were formed.

Humble beginnings included performing cover gigs in working men’s clubs before writing their own songs and introducing them into the set.

Since then they have been steadily increasing their venue capacity.

Appearances at Reading and Leeds festivals, and a trip to Austin, Texas to take part in SXSW Festival helped them catch the eye of BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music.

By the end of 2016, they signed a deal with Infectious Records.

“There was so many highlights in 2016, including going to the US for SXSW for the first time, sell out UK tours, supporting The Libertines in arenas”, Brandon explains.

“But I'd say signing our record deal was the sweetest moment of all, we were working towards getting the right record deal for six years. And we found the perfect home in Infectious Music, BMG.”

Success is likely to continue as they embark on a summer support slot for Kings of Leon in Manchester and home city Sheffield.

Thanks to their support slot with The Libertines - arguably one of the biggest indie bands of all times - the band is more than familiar with the big stage.

Brandon adds: “Playing the sheer size of the venues was great to experience. And seeing how everything works behind the scenes is mad.”

For their latest Glasgow show, the band will be taking to the O2 ABC stage.

"Glasgow is literally like playing a hometown gig", Brandon says. "I can see why everyone says the Scottish crowds are the best in the world. We have so much for love for Glasgow, they were one of the first cities to really start the buzz about us.

"We've received a lot of support from the likes of Annie Mac and Greg James but we don't feel pressure from expectations, because we really believe in our music.

"We are blown away though by the support from everyone. We are just four lads from a little village no ones ever heard of."

The Sherlocks will play the O2 ABC on April 20.