From the White Stripes to Japandroids, two-piece bands are now the industry-standard

Sorry bass-players, Crystal Castles and Black Keys have given the music business some money-saving food for thoughtListen to our two-piece Spotify playlistWhen the White Stripes conquered Britain in 2001, in a campaign that took all of a week, the novelty of seeing a two-piece band was countered by scepticism from the chin-strokers. "No bass player?" they mused. "How will that work if they play longer sets and bigger stages?" Countless headline festival slots answered that question, but Jack and...

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