New band of the day – No 809: Mike Posner

This young rapper from the States is not really a rapper – he just keeps telling everyone he isHometown: Akron, Ohio.The lineup: Mike Posner (vocals).The background: It's weird how, no sooner had the term "indie landfill" been coined, than the bog-standard, McGuinn-fringed, four-man, guitar-bass-drums-vox indie band disappeared from the landscape. These days, the default configuration for your average alternative act is more likely to be the trio – laptop, keyboards, vocals – the duo (flam...

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