New band of the day – No 916: Zoo Kid

This darkwave troubadour might be a Brit School alumnus, but his synth-noir sound is about as far removed from the fame-academy archetype as you can getHometown: South-east London.The lineup: Archy Marshall (vocals, music).The background: "We only need one more tortured US smalltown boy wonder playing stark, solemn noir-synth ballads and we've got ourselves a scene," we said in August about Idiot Glee, citing Perfume Genius as the other new, young purveyor of cracked, intimate confessionals perf...

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