In his world, stories are about sexy girls in bars, have a fistful of twists and turns and more attitude than one of the three bears with a sore head.
As the familiar intro of Rip It Up resounds, like any good storyteller the rabbit-toothed frontman has the crowd in the palm of his hand as he struts the full width of the stage
Looking For You is a blurred frenzy - unkempt mops of hair shake, tempos are seriously abused, and there's a randomness and energy each time Borrell jerkily returns to the microphone.
They’re still new, but the Swedish / English four-piece have already come a long way since their first Manchester appearance at The Roadhouse a few months ago.
Lisa Durrant