New band of the day – No 675: Alex Gardner

This Scottish singer sounds simultaneously husky and smooth, suggesting the R&B pop of fellow Caledonian crooner Marti PellowHometown: Edinburgh.The lineup: Alex Gardner (vocals, guitar).The background: Oh well, that's Olly Murs buggered. If the idea was to launch him, on winning The X Factor, as a sort of latterday George Michael, trading in downtempo pop-soul and uptempo pop-funk, to fill the gap while Bushey's finest spends his days negotiating London's busy streets in his infamous all-terrai...

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