New band of the day – No 959: Marthas & Arthurs

This band's hushed campfire singalongs suggest a pastoral Abba or a bucolic Belle & SebastianHometown: Herefordshire.The lineup: Mary, Tom, Esther, Vlad.The background: We've said it before and we'll say it again: it's hard to be soft. We remember the first time we heard about the Magic Numbers – who today's new band have supported – and being told that they were a 21st-century Mamas & Papas. Frankly, we were excited by the prospect of a young group, two boys and two girls, from the alternat...

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