Those discerning folk at Melodic Records have struck again, here with the debut album from Manchester’s Phil Kay, aka King of the Mountains.
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In the same vein as classic northern greats such as The Smiths, The Coral, Arctic Monkeys et al, this Sheffield four-piece are looking to capture that bittersweet nostalgic vibe and make it their own. 'Summer Rain' is the lead single from the band's debut EP, 'In The Half Light', released this week on Heist Or Hit Records.
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Former frontman of And So I Watch You From Afar, Tony Wright, takes an earthier turn on ‘No More Years’, a rousing blast of vigorous acoustic strumming, brash harmonica and pounding stickwork, which rises above much of the national nu-folk output by virtue of its stomping, windswept glee.
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