It's Wrong To Hate Bands For Being Posh

A few years ago, during my tenure as Features Editor at NME, I went to the pub, picked up a copy of music supplement Observer Music Monthly (RIP), read the cover story about ‘The New British Eccentrics’ (contents: Foals, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, These New Puritans), got angry, got absolutely smashed on gin, then sent a text message saying the article ‘demonstrated an inherent fear of the working classes!’ (and a bit more besides) to every single person in my phone address book. What followe...

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