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The Courteeners: Morrissey approved indie
Indie | Tuesday 19th February 2013 | Varala
Morrissey loves this band and we do too!
Formed by four Manchester boys who had known each other since they were ten-years-old, The Courteeners have spent the past seven years making great indie music. It all started with lead vocalist Liam Fray, who dropped out of his Creative Writing course at University of Salford to start the group. After all the positive feedback from his solo acoustic sets, Fray opted to recruit his friend from next door, Michael Campbell to play drums. Later on, bassist Mark Cuppello and guitarist Daniel Moores joined the band, and so far, they’ve put out three studio albums.
Along the way, they’ve famously received the Morrissey seal of approval. The Smiths singer has praised The Courteeners multiple times, telling American radio station KRWC: “Every song was very strong and full of hooks and full of dynamics”. The fellow Mancunian elaborates: “It’s different with The Courteeners, they actually do have very good, strong songs.”
Here’s a slice from the new album Anna:
You’re sure to hear this one when The Courteeners play the UK over the next few weeks. We’ve got the dates for you here:
21st Feb: Nottingham Rock City
22nd Feb: Leeds O2 Academy
23rd Feb: Birmingham O2 Academy
25th Feb: Liverpool O2 Academy
26th Feb: Dundee Fat Sams
28th Feb: Inverness Ironworks
1st March: Glasgow O2 Academy
2nd March: Edinburgh Picture House
4th March: Portsmouth Pyramids Centre
5th March: Cambridge Junction
7th March: Bristol O2 Academy
8th March: Blackpool Empress Ballroom
9th March: Oxford O2 Academy
11th March: Leicester O2 Academy
12th March: Cardiff University Solus
14th March: Newcastle O2 Academy
15th March: Sheffield O2 Academy
16th March: London O2 Academy Brixton
By Varala Maraj
@VaralaMaraj
