I'm a 21 year old History student studying in the greatest city in the world i.e. Sheffield.
That's probably the first ever time the last part of that sentence has ever been written in the history of the internet but there you go, I'm a firm believer.The music scene here, and in Yorkshire as a whole, is absolutely cracking and ranges from a ridiculously popular underground scene to great gig venues and has produced some of the best bands of the past decade. People think that all Sheffield music has ever been good for is the Arctic Monkeys, Leeds with the Kaiser Chiefs etc etc.This couldn't be less true so I'm going to look to publish a weekly blog showcasing the best musical talent in Yorkshire.
I've started with the best of the northern converts, The Crookes. If anyone has any bands or acts they come across from Yorkshire then feel free to give us a shout on Twitter (@goldbart1) and I'll have a butchers. Any genre, it doesn't really matter.
So, as already said, The Crookes are pretty much northern converts personified. A group of mates studying English Lit at Sheff Uni and originating from mysterious far off lands like Ipswich came to love their newly adopted city and formed a band where they could pen their man feelings on all things Yorkshire and all things literary. Their success has been barely matched by bands of similar ilk in what's fast becoming a farcical industry (had they been around in the mid-noughties I'm convinced their success could have matched that of The Enemy or The Pigeon Detectives). They've even got their own cult underground following, The Bright Young Things, and have given birth to a new musical style known as 'New Pop'.
I reviewed their gig for Counterfeit mag last week and realised there was shit loads of truth in what people say about their live performances being the real key to their success.
Below I've linked probably their most famous track 'Backstreet Lovers', a vintage 'New Pop' song (although I have no idea what vintage 'New Pop' actually is). There's also one of the singles off their latest album for you to get your teeth into. There's something very Morriseyesque about the lead singer and both tracks are definitely worth a listen, along with most of their other stuff to be fair.
Till next week,
Max Goldbart
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