Lanterns on the Lake (No 1,052)

This plaintive Newcastle sextet, whose debut was recorded in Northumberland isolation, are the anti-Geordie ShoreHometown: Newcastle.The lineup: Hazel Wilde (vocals, guitar), Adam Sykes (vocals, guitar), Paul Gregory (guitars, electronics), Brendan Sykes (bass), Sarah Kemp (violin), Ol Ketteringham (drums, piano).The background: If yesterday's new band's agenda was uncertain – were they mocking romantic pop's lyrical tropes with their hard-rock take on doo wop? – there is no such confusion t...

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