Fella

Today, the 'skindie' band Fella are releasing their second EP 'A Commoner's Tale' on CD at Queen of Hoxton. The EP will be available digitally in 2 days on the 23rd of Feb. The EP has been influenced by the likes of The Specials, Eminem and The Clash and really gives an example of their effortless resurrection of the 'rude-boy' culture.

All of the tracks ('Brenda', 'Queens & Fiends', 'The Stitch Up', 'Sideways' and 'Bunny Boiler') feature some sort of reggae infused beat, rock like melodies and raw sounding vocals which give a prominent reminder of The Ordinary Boy's. Also, the addition of rap in some of their songs make their tracks sound more interesting and necessary to check out.

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Emily, (@emiemzy)

The Fontaines

Sheffield foursome The Fontaines are fabulously indie, making a sound that is recognisable but almost unplacable. It is such a mish-mash of different artists that the outcome is really hard not to love. All of their songs feature a fast-paced beat and the melodic voice of Joe St Ledger, giving them the feel of a great band to see live.

Their latest single '1984' carries all of the bands key features. Starting off with an intro similar to The Enemy, they roll into an infectious set of melodies, hard not to dance along with and hard not to love. St Ledger's voice makes you feel warm and lovely, the deep and silky parts of his voice can echo around your skull for awhile after leaving that sunny feeling with you all day.
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Winter 1982

Winter 1982 are Birmingham duo who make intricate songs containing a mix of acoustic, folk and indie melodies. They are the perfect band for those fans of Ben Howard, George Ezra and Bon Iver.
'Friend' is a beautiful composition, simple as that. The gentle strum of guitar strings, gradually increasing beat and a crescendo that makes you hair stand on end all cast a spell over you like that in Cinderella, you never want the clock to strike 12 but when it does you feel a faint glow from having had such an amazing experiance. The lyrics hold a certain mystic and, as a prominent lover of literature, I have fallen for a few lines: "Sing a shallow lullaby and hide your lying eyes",  "It's no pathetic fallacy from a weekend-poet's book", "We'll share a sky but not a life and live out separate lives / A book that's broken at the spine.".

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