New band of the day – No 1,245: Josh Kumra

An acoustic troubadour with one foot in the world of hip-hopHometown: Swindon.The lineup: Josh Kumra (voice, guitar).The background: Of all the acts appearing at our New Band of the Day night next Wednesday at the Barfly in Camden, Josh Kumra is, to the best of our knowledge, the only one to have already had a No 1 single. Because that was him providing the quietly yearning melody line for Wretch 32's hit Don't Go last summer. Like Ed Sheeran, he is an acoustic troubadour with one foot in the wo...

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