New band of the day – No 691: Dutch Uncles

These cerebral prog-poppers prove that Manchester is finally producing innovative, intelligent music againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Duncan Wallis (vocals), Robin Richards (bass), Pete Broadhead (guitar), Dan Spedding (guitar), Andy Proudfoot (drums).The background: It was heartening to see that, of the 15 bands and artists in this year's BBC Sound Poll longlist, a fifth of them – Hurts, Everything Everything and Delphic – were from Manchester. Considering that so many of the...

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