Artist Spotlight // Frightened Rabbit

Members:
Scott Hitchison, Grant Hutchison, Billy Kennedy, Andy Monaghan, Simon Liddel, Gordon Skene (Past Member)

Location:
Selkirk, Scotland

Description:
Depressing Scottish indie rock.

Songs To Get You Started:
Poke (2008), Woke Up Hurting (2016), The Greys (2006), Nitrous Gas (2013), The Woodpile (2013), Modern Leper (2008)

Discography:
Studio Albums:

1. Sings The Greys (2006)
2. The Midnight Organ Fight (2008) - Stereo Brain Rating: 10/10
3. The Winter Of Mixed Drinks (2010)
4. Pedestrian Verse (2013) - Stereo Brain Rating: 9/10
5. Painting Of A Panic Attack (2016) - Stereo Brain Rating: 9.5/10

EP's & Singles:

1. Be Less Rude (2007)
2. The Greys (2007)
3. It's Christmas So We'll Stop (2007)
4. Heads Roll Off (2008)
5. Fast Blood (2008)
6. I Feel Better (2008)
7. Quietly Now! (Live Album) (2008)
8. Swim Until You Can't See Land (2009)
9. Nothing Like You (2010)
10. Living In Colour (2010)
11. The Loneliness And The Scream (2010)
12. A Frightened Rabbit EP (2011)
13. State Hospital EP (2012)
14. The Woodpile (2013)
15. Backyard Skulls (2013)
16. Late March, Death March (2013)
17. Live From Criminal Records (2014)
18. Get Out (2016)

Interesting Facts:

• Lead Singer Scott Hutchison has a solo project called 'Owl John' from which he released a self titled debut in 2014
• Scott has an art degree from Glasgow School of Art which was also the location of the bands first gig under the name Frightened Rabbit
• The name Frightened Rabbit comes from a pet tame Scott & Grant's mum had for Scott due to his extreme shyness when young
• The ban were once victims of a twitter troll but responded by printing the hurtful phrases on a shirt and selling it for charity. It read: "Furry brick built men. Ugly, hairy and built like cruise ships sinc 2006"

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Artist Spotlight // Frank Turner

Members:
Frank Turner

Location:
Winchester, Wessex

Description:
Former punk band front man who's found a home in meaningful acoustic songwriting

Songs To Get You Started:
Get Better (2015), Recovery (2013), A Ballad Of Me and My Friends (2007), Dan's Song (2009), I Still Believe (2011)

Discography:
Studio Albums:

1. Sleep Is For The Week (2007)
2. Love, Ire & Song (2008)
3. The First Three Years (2008)
4. Poetry Of The Deed (2009)
5. England Keep My Bones (2011)
6. The Second Three Years (2011)
7. Last Minutes & Lost Evenings (2012)
8. Tape Deck Heart (2013)
9. The Third Three Years (2014)
10. Postive Songs For Negative People (2015)
11. Ten For Ten (2016)

EP's & Singles:

1. Vital Signs (2006)
2. Campfire Punkrock (2006)
3. The Real Damage (2007)
4. Photosynthesis (2008)
5. Reasons Not to Be an Idiot (2008)
6. Long Live The Queen (2008)
7. The Road (2009)
8. Poetry Of The Deed (2009)
9. Isabel (2010)
10. Try This At Home (2010)
11. I Still Believe (2010)
12. Rock & Roll (2010)
13. Peggy Sang The Blues (2011)
14. If I Ever Stray (2011)
15. Wessex Boy (2011)
16. Recovery (2013)
17. The Way I Tend To Be (2013)
18. Losing Days (2013)
19. Oh Brother (2013)
20. Losing Days - EP (2013)
21. Polaroid Picture - EP (2014)
22. Polaroid Picture (2014)
23. The Next Storm
24. Mittens - EP (2016)

Interesting Facts:

• Frank used to front the critically acclaimed UK punk band Million Dead
• In 2016 Frank will play Reading & Leeds Festival for the 10th year in a row - a new record
• Xtra Mile - the record company Frank is on - intended on 'Positive Songs For Negative People' to reach number 1, unfortunately that same week Dr. Dre surprised the world with his first record for 16 years
• (Proceeding the above incident) The week of the album release Frank played a song in dedication to Dr. Dre at a tiny intimate show in his home town of Winchester
• Frank is known for never not being on tour and is approaching nearly 2000 live shows!

Social Media:

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Artist Spotlight // Hacktivist

Members:
Tim Beazley, J Hurley, Ben Marvin, Josh Gurner, Richard Hawking

Location:
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Description:
Nu-metal or grime punk, whichever you prefer, but aggressive and in your face with a message that needs to be heard.

Songs To Get You Started:
N****s in Paris (2013), Elevate (2013), Hacktivist (2012), Taken (feat. Rou Reyenolds) (2016), Hate (2016)

Discography:
Studio Albums:

1. Outside The Box (2016)

EP's & Singles:

1. Hacktivist EP (2012)
2. Elevate (2013)
3. N****s In Paris (2013)
4. False Idols (2014)
5. Decieve and Defy (2014)

Social Media:

Hacktivist Twitter
Hacktivist Facebook

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Artist Spotlight // Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari @ The Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff - 26.02.16

Members:
Rou Reyenolds, Chris Batten, Rob Rolfe, Rob Clewlow

Location:
St Albans, Hertfordshire

Description:
Hectic electronic infused post hardcore

Songs To Get You Started:
Redshift (2016), Sorry You're Not A Winner (2004), Anaesthetist (2015), Gandhi Mate Gandhi (2012), Mothership (2007)

Discography:
Studio Albums:

1. Take To The Skies (2004)
2. Common Dreads (2009)
3. A Flash Flood Of Colour (2012)
4. The Mindsweep (2015)
5. The Mindsweep: Hospitalised (2015)

EP's & Singles:

1. Nodding Acquaintance (2003)
2. Sorry You're Not A Winner (2003)
3. Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour (2004)
4. Mothership (2006)
5. Sorry You're Not A Winner/OK Time for Plan B (2006)
6. The Zone (2007)
7. Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour (2007)
8. Johnny Sniper (2007)
9. We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don't Want Us To Escape (2008)
10. Juggernauts (2009)
11. No Sleep Tonight (2009)
12. Live at Milton Keynes - Bootleg Series Volume 1 (2009)
13. Tribalism (2010)
14. Thumper (2010)
15. Destabilise (2010)
16. Live at Rock City - Bootleg Series Volume 2 (2010)
17. Live from Planet Earth - Bootleg Series Volume 3 (2011)
18. Quelle Surprise (2011)
19. Sssnakepit (2011)
20. Gandhi Mate, Gandhi (2011)
21. Live in London NW5 2012. EP (2012)
22. Live In London. W6. March 2012. - Bootleg Series Volume 4 (2012)
23. Arguing With Thermometers (2012)
24. Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here (2012)
25. Live in the Barrowland - Bootleg Series Volume 5 (2013)
26. The Paddington Frisk (2013)
27. Rat Race (2013)
28. Radiate (2013)
29. Rat Race EP (2013)
30. The Last Garrison (2014)
31. Anaesthetist (2015)
32. Slipshod (Urbandawn Remix) (2015)
33. Covers (2015)
34. Live & Acoustic at Alexandra Palace (2016)
35. Redshift (2016)

Social Media:
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Enter Shikari Facebook

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Artist Spotlight // The Lion and The Wolf

Members:
Thomas George

Location:
Ventnor, Isle Of Wight

Description:
Brilliant, beautiful and depressing melancholy

Songs To Get You Started:
My Fathers Eyes (2015), The Lion and The Wolf (2011), Ink and Skin (2014), Colour (2014), Bar Stools (2015)

Discography:
Studio Albums:

1. Symptoms (2014)

EP's & Singles:

1. The Lion & The Wolf EP (2011)
2. Time On My Hands EP (2014)
3. My Fathers Eyes (2015)

Social Media:
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Artist Spotlight // Slaves

Members:
Laurie Vincent, Isaac Holman

Location:
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Description:
Aggressive hard hitting catchy punk

Songs To Get You Started:
The Hunter (2014), White Knuckle Ride (2012), Where's Your Car Debbie (2014), Shutdown (2015), Cheer Up London (2015), Girl Fight (2012)

Discography:
Studio Albums:

1. Are You Satisfied? (2015) - Stereo Brain Rating: 10/10, Stereo Brain Album Of The Year 2015

EP's & Singles:

1. Sugar Coated Bitter Truth (2012)
2. Where's Your Car Debbie (2014)
3. Hey (2014)
4. The Hunter (2014)
5. Are You Satisfied (2015)
6. Cheer Up London (2015)

Social Media:
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Artist Spotlight // Rusty Shackle

Rusty Shackle @ The Moon Club, Cardiff - 15/04/16

Members:

Liam Collins, Scott McKeon, James McKeon, Ryan Williams, Baz Barwick, Owen Emmanuel

Location:

Monmouth, Wales

Description:

Self proclaimed "Dirty bluegrass folk 'n' rollers" 

Songs To Get You Started:

3AM (2011), Lucinda Returned (2016), The Bones (2011), When The Morning Comes (2016), DOwn To The Valley (2016)

Discography:

Studio Albums:

1. Wash Away These Nights (2012)
2. The Bones (2013)
3. Dusk (2016) - Stereo Brain Rating: 7.5/10

EP's & SIngles

1. Hounds Of Justice EP (2010)
2. Bandit Down (2011)
3. 3AM (2011)
4. The Bones (2013)
5. Tommy's Letter (Never Forget Your Welsh Heroes) (2014)
6. When The Morning Comes (2016)
7. Down To The Valley (2016)

Social Media:

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