15 bands you should listen to in 2020, from Porridge Radio to Odd Morris
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although these bands all achieved a level of commercial success, they predominantly consisted of nice, well-trimmed indie boys who never had anything particularly interesting to say, both on and off the stage. It now seems however, that the rise of the DIY music scene in Britain colliding with Brexit and Donald Trump has resulted in guitar bands being gifted a new lease of life. Whether it’s Fontaines DC, who confront issues such as a growing sense of nationalism and isolation in Ireland, or the Brighton-based band Squid – who dodge genre constrictions like Keanu Reeves would a bullet – there’s something exciting happening in the UK band scene right now.
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The Post-Brexit New Wave
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