Thursday
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Sounds like early Kate Tempest, i.e., London-bred politicised hip hop and soul. Supported Public Enemy, no less.
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Arctic Monkeys tribute act.
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Britpop bag carriers who robbed from Parklife-era Blur, Sleeper and others, giving each tune a 'school talent contest' reworking. You can tell I'm a fan, right?
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60s soul, Motown, R&B DJs.
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Influences from The Streets and Scroobius Pip. Political commentary set to fast-paced beats and breaks.
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DJ.
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Fluffy pop. Feel-good Spice Girls type tunes infused with chart-friendly dance beats.
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A male Lily Allen (same accent, same delivery, same ska/pop backbeats) fused with a bit of Jamie T. And if that's not enough to lure you in, he plays a ukulele.
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Now a lethargic old man with a knackered voice, he was once Morrissey's contemporary and a pop poet held in high regard by the music press. Eloquent guitar pop with nods to The Smiths and Prefab Sprout.
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You can hear bits of the Verve, Leonard Cohen and Snow Patrol. The problem is, all those bits are incredibly slow, meaning that each song plods along like an old nanna with knackered knees.
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DJs.
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Oldies who sound a bit like Echo and the Bunnymen (but sadly not the big catchy hits). Lead singer looks James May.
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Acoustic duo hawking out crowd-pleasing covers in a fairly perfunctory 'pub back room' fashion. What's Goin' On, Pink Pony Club, Keep On Movin'. We're not talking deep cuts here.
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Reytons, Pigeon Detectives and a tonne of other guitar bands singing about life on council estates, getting pissed and wanting something better. Fine, but been done a gazillion times before.
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Clean-cut Manc lads who've been doing the polite indie singalong thing for years. Similar sound to The Sherlocks.
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Not sure if this is a band or a bar. If it's the former then it's Irish fiddly jig music.
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Now 20 years in (!), these Strokes coat-tailers do a solid line in high octane DIY guitar pop-rock. It never really gets multi-dimensional or layered, but I guess that's part of the appeal.
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One-time summer-pop indie b-listers, now hobnobbing with the big players on the arena circuit. Funny old world.
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Fresh from Whitehaven (David!), it's accessible indie-rock that's confident and ballsy. Familiar but keeps you interested at the same time.
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Indie's very own Andy Pandy (and a legend of the game) doing a DJ set.
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Lake District teens having a bash at summery modern indie. More time in the rehearsal room needed.
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Multi-million selling pop songstress famous for Thousand Miles, now turning out stuff that I'd describe as lo-fi Bjork. I think it's safe to say Thousand Miles will be the highlight.