New band of the day: The Tricks (No 1,232)

They're a little bit Strokes, a little bit Petty, and stranded in the wrong time and placeHometown: London.The lineup: Joel Hodge (vocals, bass), Ash Hodge (drums), John Bisset (guitar), Eliot Crabtree (guitar).The background: The Tricks are Johnny Depp's favourite new band, so much so that, like Victor Kiam before him, he bought the company. As it were. Actually, he signed them to his company, the LA-based Unison Music. All right, it's not his company per se, but he is said to have "close ties"...

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