ONE of the most recognisable faces in indie rock music will play a DJ set in Dunfermline tomorrow night.

With his pudding-bowl haircut and Mick Jagger-esque facial features, Tim Burgess stands out from the crowd for all the right reasons, and will do so again in PJ Molloys.

The 49-year-old Mancunian is best known for leading The Charlatans, one of the finest survivors from the Madchester scene along with the likes of the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays.

The band thrived with Burgess’ leading the way through the late 80s and 90s with his detached, lazy vocals resonating with discerning crowds in packed out Manchester clubs, pubs and halls.

And they're still going strong. 

Success came naturally to the group as they rose to prominence through appearances in the city, with support slots for the Stone Roses leading to a surge in popularity, they soon became a staple of the scene.

Previously the voice of The Electric Crayons, Burgess filled the vacancy of lead vocalist in the Charlatans in 1989, who, at the time, consisted of keyboardist Rob Collins, guitarist John Baker, bassist Martin Blunt, and drummer Jon Brookes.

They released their debut single, Indian Rope, the following year.

The song was a huge indie hit.

Such as its success and their appeal, they moved off their own record label and joined with Beggars Banquet in 1991, prior to their next commercial turn The Only One I Know, which filtered through to the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. 

It wasn’t just popular on home turf, however, as American music lovers soon heard the Northern voice travel across the pond and the track generated air time on various modern rock stations.

Not keen to rest on their laurels and stick with home comforts, the group decided to update their psychedelic rock and club sound on future releases. 

In 1995, Burgess took a brief step away from the band as he recorded “Life Is Sweet” with the Chemical Brothers, as he delved into his passion for techno, which the Charlatans would later adopt.

Wanting to break away from the Charlatans’ formula, Burgess began crafting a solo album in Los Angeles. 

I Believe, appeared in September of 2003 and over the next decade, the Charlatans toured and recorded regularly, and Burgess increasingly took on other ventures, including appearing on the 2010 album by Peter Hook’s Freebass. 

During that period of his musical career he made the move to America, where he recorded his second solo album, 2012’s Oh No I Love You. 

The Charlatans released their twelfth album, Modern Nature, in 2015 and Burgess returned to his solo career, releasing a mix album, Tim Burgess Presents: Vinyl Adventures from Istanbul to San Francisco in the summer of 2016.

He would then work with modern composer Peter Laurence Gordon later in the year.

Tickets for the gig cost £10 and are available via www.ticketweb.co.uk or from the bar.

Doors open at 10pm, with the set running to 3am.