Southern (band)

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Southern
OriginBelfast, Northern Ireland
GenresAlternative rock, Blues, Pop
Years active2012-present
LabelsMarathon Artists
MembersThom Southern
Lucy Southern
Websitethisissouthern.com

Southern are a brother and sister duo from Belfast, Northern Ireland, playing a mixture of blues, alternative rock and pop.[1]

Music became Thom's sole focus from the age of 16, when he started busking on the streets of Belfast. Lucy joined him a few years later and the two set out to make their mark on their home town. The band was championed by BBC Radio Ulster's Gerry Anderson[2] who described them as "the most promising singer/songwriters in Ireland today."[3]

Thom & Lucy were signed to London-based record label, Marathon Artists, in 2013 and were immediately picked up as The Guardian's New Band of the Day.[4] Southern have since gone on to support Bastille, Jake Bugg, and Catfish and the Bottlemen.[5]

Discography[edit]

EP[edit]

Year Title Format Released Tracks Label
2013 Southern Digital 21 October 2013 "World Don't Shine"
"Shout It"
"Just Think About It"
"Cool Kid"
Marathon Artists

Singles[edit]

Year Title Format Released Tracks Label
2014 Where the Wild Are Digital 28 March 2014 "Where the Wild Are"
"Oh Won't You Go"
"Four Days"
Marathon Artists

References[edit]

  1. ^ Richman, Simmy (3 November 2013). "The Bonus Track: Southern, 'No woman no drive' and James Blake". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ^ Jones, Chris (29 November 2013). "How Southern went east to make it big". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ^ Lester, Paul (1 November 2013). "Southern (new band of the day)". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ Lester, Paul (1 November 2014). "Southern (new band of the day)". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ Pollard, Alexandra (11 March 2015). "PREMIERE: SOUTHERN UNVEIL NEW B-SIDE 'SYMPATHISE WITH YOU'". Gigwise. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

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