TO describe themselves as simply noisy and chaotic may be doing a disservice to Dunfermline band The Youth and Young.

On stage, the seven-piece group may look chaotic as their sheer number leave little room for manoeuvre, but with their noise a perfect harmony of Celtic rock and modern Scottish indie-folk, they are perfectly organised on their journey to becoming one of the top acts in Scotland’s growing folk, rock and pop scene.

The group, who are split between Dunfermline and Edinburgh and first emerged back in 2012, have been steadily making waves in a music genre popularised by bands such as Frightened Rabbit and, after receiving a great deal of notice last year by releasing a single and EP, released their new album Gestures last month.

Influenced by the likes of Arcade Fire and The Killers, The Youth and Young are being tipped to become the next big deal in the folk, rock and pop scene but vocalist and bass player Ryan McGlone told Press:ON: “Our objective isn’t to be the biggest band in the world – we’re just interested in people listening to our music and hope that it reaches a wider audience.

“The feedback we’ve had so far is great but when me and Alex (Logan, violinist) first sat down together, we said that we didn’t want to be like other indie bands.

“A lot of good bands have similar sounds and what we’ve found is that the type of music we play is accessible to all ages. My parents can enjoy it and they’ve not enjoyed some bands that I’ve been in before!

“There are seven core members so it can be a bit chaotic and we are noisy, but when we started, neither Alex or me could play the strings or piano. We needed to find people could and it just kept growing from there!

“We’ve had a lot of positive reviews and we spent two-and-a-half years on this record, which is quite some time, but we’ve made something that we’re proud of.”

While there are plenty of folk tendencies on the eight-track album, Gestures also has a rock vibe to it and Ryan added: “It has been a labour of love.

“There were times where we wanted to kill each other but it is a good reflection of where we are. It is less folky than the original EP.

“We’re planning a tour in June and we’ve got a music video planned for one of the tracks on the album, Little Sky, so that will keep us busy.”

‘Gestures’ is available now to download and to find out more, visit http://theyouthandyoung.bandcamp.com/.