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ONES TO WATCH KIDSMOKE

Echoing the stadium-ready sounds and dreamy moods of The War On Drugs and The Cure in equal measure, this experienced North Walian four-piece have stumbled upon a brand of glistening guitar-pop and well-honed heartlands rock that is packed with shimmering arpeggiated guitar melodies and lustrous, beautifully crafted rhythms and vocal hooks – all of which has them primed for big things.

By way of a bright-blue beginner’s guitar and feeling like Harry Potter at the wand shop, Sophie Ballamy tells us how it all began, one huge Netflix sync at a time.

What inspired

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