About FOCUS Wales 2013 Live
Featuring: Charlotte Church, Michael Rother (NEU! / HARMONIA / KRAFTWERK), Man Without Country, Gulp, Gallops, The Roseville Band & over 100+ of the best new music acts!....
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After The Ice
Formed in London 2009, After The Ice are progressive, independent-minded and unashamedly populist. Their sound is an eclectic melting pot of sonic landscapes; a maelstrom of spinning ideas and innovations that combine to deliver harmonious, tightly packed rock songs, always driven by front man Paul Lisak's guitar. ....
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Andy Hickie
Andy Hickie is a roaming singer songwriter from the mountains of North Wales. Spending the last three years touring the UK and Ireland, Andy has established a firm reputation on the touring circuit, ....
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Apollo 18
Formed in 2008 in Seoul, Apollo 18 quickly skyrocketed to the top of South Korea’s rock ranks winning the government-sponsored Hello Rookie prize for being the most promising new band in 2009 and Rookie of the Year at the 2010 Korean Music Awards. The trio have released four coloured-themed albums ....
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Baby Brave & The Love Bites
Emily & Jo picked up their paintbrushes and proceeded to create a series of earnestly peculiar lyrics and sunny folk-pop melodies, splattered with adorable harmonies and contagious catchiness. Now with the addition of the Love Bites, ....
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Baobä Stereo Club
Brazilian's Baoba Stereo Club are an instrumental trio composed of Bruno Gold (piano), Henrique Diaz (guitars) and Paulo Soares (drums). The band formed in 2006 and was originally a duo that released an E.P. in....
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Beard Of Wolves
Beard Of Wolves aren't for the faint-hearted as they present an eclectic and ferocious fusion of rock, garage and drum and bass. If that doesn’t sound enough for you, ....
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Beyond The State
Beyond The State are a four piece rock band from Anglesey in North Wales. They are a band that wants to make you head-bang and sing at the top of your lungs! ....
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By The Sea
"I’m producing for my friends band at the moment, they’re called By The Sea. I like them, they’re the least pretentious band I’ve ever met, and it shows in their music." Bill Ryder-Jones....
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Cal Roberts & The Ill Gotten Gains
Cal Roberts is a singer songwriter from North Wales, after extensive gigging in the UK and on the continent, and numerous support slots with his heroes, ....
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Cara Hammond
Cara Hammond is a very exciting 16 year old singer-songwriter from Wrexham, North Wales. ....
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Charlotte Church
This is Charlotte Church. The first EP, ‘ONE’, is being self-released. It sounds like heart-break and hope, jubilation and righteousness. ....
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Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
The band's version of 'Fall On My Knees', a traditional folk song from America, has been played on Tom Robinson's show on BBC 6 Music. 'Draw Dros y Mynydd', the third album, was released in 2012,. It was nominated for the annual Welsh Music Prize and garnered BBC Radio 2, Radio 3 and 6 Music airplay.....
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Darren Eedens
Toronto based Darren Eedens is a folkin/honky tonkin'/ bluegrass musician.....
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Dave Elwyn
For over a decade I have been writing songs, playing gigs and recording music, and have a huge backlog of material in varied styles and I am adding to it all the time. The band and I have performed....
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Del Casino
Del Casino are a four piece live/electronic outfit from Wales. Using synths, live and sequenced beats, bass, electric guitar and vocals.....
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Denuo
Denuo are a Cardiff-based band formed by Welsh guitarist/singer Tom Mason and a four-piece outfit who combine room-silencing moments of acoustic tranquility with cinematic ambient rock. Splitting enchanting vocals with juxtaposing grandiose sounds, they could make a stadium feel like an intimate venue.....
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Doppelganger
Doppelganger are one of the most promising Welsh rock bands to emerge for some time. ....
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Dora Nadine
Dora Nadine play PopPunk-Rock and hail from the isle of Anglesey in North Wales.....
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Fist of the First Man
*EXCLUSIVE DELEGATE TICKET SHOW! Fist of The First Man is the new side project by music producer, film scorer and all round grafter Zwolf. Alongside his band of brothers The Trent Roberto Kid, Duke Marafflion and Artemus Deadly, Zwolf’s Fist of the First Man released their self-titled debut in early 2012, instantly making them an act to take heed of. ....
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Galaxy Express
Galaxy Express have floored audiences during gigs in the United States, Canada, France, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan causing MTV Iggy to proclaim, "With their amped energy and stage exhibitionism, they’re the best live act to come out of Korea since…well, maybe ever." ....
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Gate Flowers
Playing a mix of classic rock and alternative rock, Korean quartet Gate Flowers’ debut eponymous EP netted them Rookie of the Year and Best Rock Song at the 2011 Korean Music Awards. Later that year, the group appeared on Top Band – a Korean televised talent competition for bands. ....
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Golden Fable
As statements go, ‘Star Map’, the debut album from Golden Fable is particularly strident. An album that relies on subtleties, multi-instrumental layers and harmonised voices may not seem to immediately tick that particular box but in its very subtlety lies the album’s strength. ....
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Goonamguayeoridingstella
Possessing a moniker like Goonamguayeoridingstella (but you can call them “Goonam” for short if their full name proves to be too challenging), it should come as little surprise that the Seoul-based act’s music is tough to pigeonhole. Combining elements of rock, psychedelic pop, blues, surf,....
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Greta Isaac
Greta Isaac is a Cardiff based singer and songwriter with influences ranging from Laura Marling to Bon Iver, and is sure to please as part of the SWN presents showcase at South Central on the Saturday of FOCUS Wales 2013!....
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Half Avian
Half Avian was formed by north wales musicians Mike Payne and Matt Stenning, having been good friends for 10 years. Half Avian is the musical middle ground they share and love. Half Avian are not afraid of low or hifi production, melodies, energy or depth.....
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Heal The Last Stand
Shows at Glastonbury Festival, among other UK festivals, have been followed with tours in Europe and the USA, with the band building their fanbase wherever they go in the world. Debut album ‘What Love Is…’ ....
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Houdini Dax
Indeed the three young Cardiff natives have already caused one hell of a stir across the Great British isles since their debut album “You belong to Dax Darling” sucker punched an unsuspecting music world right in the throat last year.....
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Indigo Sky
*EXCLUSIVE DELEGATE TICKET SHOW! Alternative Indie/pop act from Denbigh, North Wales. Debut album 'Pretty Intentions' out now.....
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Ingrid Gatin
Canadian songwriter Ingrid Gatin creates soundscapes and dreamscapes, pulling the listener along....
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James Macgregor
Wrexham based singer songwriter James Macgregor is a very promising emerging talent, and a fantastic addition to the SWN presents showcase at South Central on the Saturday of FOCUS Wales 2013!....
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John Lawrence
As a founding member of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, John Lawrence epitomised their unbridled approach to music. ....
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Keith Astbury
Keith Astbury has been writing songs for as long as he can remember – even as an....
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Kizzy Meriel Crawford
Kizzy Meriel Crawford is a very promising 16 year old singer-songwriter and guitarist from Merthyr in South Wales.....
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Kyle Lee and the Mexican Walking Fish
Based in Bangor, North Wales, are the magnificent Indie-Spaghetti Westerners that go by the name of Kyle Lee and the Mexican Walking Fish! ....
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Leo’s Hide
Leo's Hide are a Wrexham based 4 piece, mixing authentic folk with hard hitting rock and blues. ....
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Limited Series
After several years spent developing their craft under a variety of aliases on the North Wales scene, in 2012 this 5 piece emerged with big songs and....
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Little Arrow
Hailing from St David's, Little Arrow make bitter sweet nu folk to heal the weary soul. Like a Fairport Convention from Venus, or a Laura Marling from Mars their mix of otherworldly melodies is as infectious and surreal as it is unique. Forget the Camden Crawl - the finest acoustic music you'll hear this year comes courtesy of the ancient drovers routes and Saints of Wales. ....
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Man Without Country
We’re very excited that among the first acts announced for Focus Wales 2013 is one of the most exciting emerging new bands from Wales ....
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Michael Rother
MICHAEL ROTHER presents The Music of NEU! HARMONIA and Other Selected Solo Works....
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Mise En Scene
Substance. Sincerity. Swagger. Reverb. All are abundant throughout the nine tracks comprising Desire’s Despair, the debut full-length from Canadian indie rock/pop pair Mise en Scene. ....
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Mushy Callahan
Alberta Natives Mushy Callahan are taking the Toronto music scene by storm. A literal band of brothers, Noah....
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Orient Machine
Seasoned and accomplished live performers, with a number of previous projects and successful shows under their belts; Orient Machine deliver sublimely tight, technical performances in a storm of energy and enthusiasm! ....
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Osian Rhys
Welsh folkman Osian Rhys’s new track “Long Time Gone” stopped straight in our tracks and made us pay attention. The vocal, the melodic chops, the simply beautiful harmonizing,....
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Portlights
Originating from the North Wales/Shropshire countryside, Portlights produce masterful alternative indie anthems, and are known for their love of big guitar sounds and bigger drums. ....
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Queen Beats Jack
Queen Beats jack are a folk funk jazz swing band, with a twist of Eastern Europe, based in North Wales, making a sound with Classical & Steel string Guitars, Double Bass and Cajon drum box. ....
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Rhys Lloyd Morgan
Self titled ‘music maker’ Rhys Lloyd Morgan hails from the southern wilds of Bridgend, where he writes and records thoroughly home-made songs. ....
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Sam Airey
Sam Airey originates from the Isle of Anglesey, but now resides in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire. The past year has been a very exciting one for Sam, and has seen Sam make his debut national television appearance on Channel 4 and achieve his first daytime Radio One plays. ....
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Samoans
Samoans are a band from Cardiff, South Wales, although none of the members originate from the city itself. Since forming in 2008 the band have established themselves as one of the city's up and coming talents, creating a collection of intricate, yet melodic songs, drawing influence from bands such as Reuben, Maps & Atlases and Secondsmile. ....
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Sarah Louise Owen
Feel-good band of friends who mix folk, pop, country to the songwriting of Sarah Louise Owen, playing in festivals, barns, houses, pubs, parties, gardens and more!....
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SCRIBER
“SCRIBER is Joshua Price; a hotly-tipped, twenty-something alt-folk presence from South-Wales. With strong influences in Leonard Cohen, Fionn Regan etc, Josh has spent the best part of two years supporting the likes of James Vincent McMorrow, 2:54, Admiral Fallow, Rozi Plain, This Is The Kit, Francois and The Atlas Mountains, Mark Morriss, and Paper Aeroplanes to name a few. ....
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SevenSwans
SevenSwans are a four piece band from North Wales based in Manchester. They have spent the last few months locked away in a practice room honing their sound and are now ready to unleash it into the world. ....
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Shadow Pirate
Shadow Pirate is the brand new project and alter ego of the people behind the North Wales band FOE.....
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Shoot The Rabbit
"Hailing from Bangor whilst studying in University, Shoot the Rabbit have been making a name for themselves in the Wrexham area for the past two years. After practicing in a loft conversion for several months, Shoot the Rabbit played their first gigs in Bangor and have since had headline shows in and around Wrexham and recorded their first demo EP’s.....
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Shy and the Fight
Shy and the Fight is a 7 piece alternative folk/pop collaborative based in and around Chester and North Wales. They've been together since 2009 and within their short time together, have gotten off to a fantastic start....
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Silver/Back/Club
Hailing from industrial Deeside in North Wales, SILVER/BACK/CLUB formed towards the end of 2011. The four fellows (David Thomas – Guitar & Lead Vocals, Adam Hughes - Bass, Tom Williams – Drums and Gareth Jones - Synths & Vocals) have written for and gigged with various local bands for a number of years, gaining experience and honing their craft.....
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Son Capson
Bred in the belly of Wales, they have quickly established themselves as a ferocious live band. They have an album out titled 'And Im Rex',....
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Sparrowhawks
*EXCLUSIVE DELEGATE TICKET SHOW! Alt folk pop from the Welsh border. Harmonies and flannel shirts galore. Airplay credits include BBC Radio Wales & Amazing Radio.....
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Steve Hywyn Jones
Steve Hywyn Jones was the singer with pioneering (and Wrexham based) Welsh electronica band Brodyr-Y-Ffin, and now proudly presents his new quartet.
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Terminal
Terminal are a post-punk band from Wrexham that came very close to hitting the big time back in the early 80’s. Having released a collection of singles during their time, the band were also much supported by the late great John Peel, who had the band in to record one of his legendary John Peel sessions!....
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The Adelines
The Adelines are a guitar-driven quartet comprising Jennie Morris on vocals and guitar, Anton Dodwell on guitar, Eddie Russell on bass and Ray Thomas on drums. Formed in 2011 and named after their next door neighbour's cat, they cut their teeth playing house parties in Swansea and pricked ears with their tom-boyish vocals, jangly reverb-guitars and warped pop sensibilities. ....
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The Beutons
Perranporth 4-piece The Beutons have been peddling their fine-crafted musical pasties since May 2010. ....
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The Bluebottle Veins
Blues rock with a jaunty little hat on. The Bluebottle Veins are a North Wales based 4 piece rediscovering a sound that has lay dormant for too long. A visceral mix of rock 'n' roll 'n' blues. ....
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The Echo and The Always
Rising out of the ashes of the band that was Sleepy Panda Club comes a new 5-piece Cardiff-based indie pop project, The Echo and The Always. ....
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The Fag Machine
Since their first performance on Halloween 2008, The Fag Machine have built a reputation on their live performances, drawing comparisons to Joy Division, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and The Doors. Within a year, their debut EP 'New Ways To Walk' was released and described by BBC....
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The Glendale Family
The Glendale Family are a collective of musicians based in the North West, with members ranging from Scotland to Australia and a number of places in between.
We are a modern folk band, influenced by sea shanties, heroic figures, tall tales and the natural world.
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The Goat Roper Rodeo Band
*EXCLUSIVE DELEGATE TICKET SHOW! Once upon a time there was an old showmans wagon in need of a little life and a few good times, along came The Goat Roper Rodeo Band and soon both band and music seeped deep into the very soul of that old rusted chassis… Out in the shops in March 2013 Available direct from 101 Records end of January 2013....
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The Maydays
Described as lying somewhere between the Arctic Monkeys quirkiness, and the clattering riot guitars of the ‘Libertines, Wrexham band The Maydays are an indie force to be reckoned with. ....
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The Mayors
Far-out thrash theatre? Punkadelic-soul? The Mayors are all of these and more. With a live show pitched somewhere between an exorcism and a rave, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll dance yourself giddy but you'll never go home again! ....
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The Noble Thiefs
Winnipeg’s The Noble Thiefs (yes, it’s supposed to be spelled that way) are poised to lead the charge in resurrecting the soul-centric rock sounds of decades past with a fresh new flair, and they’re converting crowds every time they slay the stage. ....
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The Peace Creatures
The Peace Creatures were formed by ex-Beluga members Roy Oldfield (vocals & guitar) and Pete Fielder-Shaw (bass) in early 2011 when looking for a way to ....
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The Roseville Band
UK festivals were followed by shows at SWN Fest, Canadian Music Week & NXNE 2012; where they were awarded ‘Standout International Act!’ The band are currently recording their 3rd album, due for release summer 2013!....
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The Suns
The River Dee may not be tidal, nor is it deep enough to surf, but somehow, somewhere, Chester groovers The Suns have managed to tap into the spirit of Link Wray, The Trashmen and The Ventures to claim the forgotten vices of tremolo abuse and spring reverb addiction as their own.....
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The Undivided
The Undivided formed in 2009 and since then they have been making waves across the South Wales music scene and beyond with their anthemic brand of indie rock.....
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The Uninvited
New Wave/ Synthpop/ Alternative Indie Rock Group, formed in 2011. Members include: Steve Jones on Bass and studio editing, Andy Bellis on Vocals, Brendan Griffiths on guitar and bookings, Andy Turner on drums and Graham Smith on Keys and synth. They have also supported such bands as Wooden Ships and Von Haze.....
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The Wobbly Hearts
The Wobbly Hearts come from Abergele in North Wales, and create their very own unique brand of alternative Indie-Country music, that will both melt your heart, and melt your face, in equal doses.....
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Threatmantics
Bi-polar by nature, Threatmantics attempt to crowbar as much into rock and roll as possible. Veering wildly from heartbroken folk, to balls-out rock, to spine-crushing metal, to good-time pop; ....
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Tiny Wooden Angels
Tiny Wooden Angels are brand new band for 2013, formed from the ashes of North Wales group The Crow Hearts.....
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Touristen Tempo
With its gently bouncing rhythm, the music of Viennese threesome Touristen Tempo is melancholy without being mawkish, melodic but not mellow. Morrissey and The Cure come to mind, and yet this young band is more than just another post punk or new wave epigone. ....
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TRWBADOR
Blessed with a delicate sound somewhere between campfire folk of the late Sixties and ever-evolving bedroom electronics of the here and now, Trwbador have carved out their own little corner of the musical landscape over three years of working together. Hailing from rural Carmarthenshire, the long lineage of quirkily enchanting Welsh pop both infuses and absorbs this duo’s music. ....
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Warsisters
Warsisters - Formed in Llangollen, North Wales. They first broke into the Wrexham scene alongside fellow Welsh band ....
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We Are Animal
Natives of the mountainous region of Snowdonia in North Wales, We Are Animal are a beast you can’t afford to ignore. ....
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We’re No Heroes
We're No Heroes are a three-piece band from Cardiff, United Kingdom, composed of Tom Collins, Michael Owen, and Luke Llewellyn. Citing a diverse range of influences – from electronic to afrobeat – Heroes are a very impressive bunch reflecting indie-pop rhythms by the likes of Two Door Cinema Club. ....
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Winterhours
Hotly tipped for 2013, don't miss your chance to catch Winterhours at FOCUS Wales 2013!....
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