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New Release-Exclusive

An exclusive for Sound7 sees the release of folk/pop group Circus Envy latest E.P "a new dawn" which is receiving huge acclaim from fans and Critics alike. The e.p is having its early release on sound7.co.uk ahead of its major release to the high street retailers. Get your hands on this release before everyone else!

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Vinyl of the month

FOREST FIRE - SURVIVAL

Forest Fire debut album Survival was recorded over an eight-month period in Brooklyn, New York, and Portland, Oregon. The tracks are littered with out-of-tune horns, vibrant bursts of guitar, and layers ofscreeching electronics. Album of the month at Rough Trade stores across the country and album of the year 2009 at la blogotheque's you can see why it has become hot property

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News MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE ANNOUNCE NOMINEES

This years Mercury Music Prize nominees for albums of the year 2010 have been announced. Currently called the Barclaycard Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. This years nominees includes the mod father Paul Weller, previous winner Dizzee Rascal and the favorites The XX who will all throw there hats in the ring for the award and prize money which im sure will go to good use.

The prize can catapult the artist that wins either in the main stream or push them down further underground. Past winners who have faded into the background include Talvin Singh (1999) Ms dynamite(2002) and last years winner Speech Debelle (2009) who all failed to build on there initial success.

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Gigs and Events

ARTISTS - B-Lock and the Girl
LOCATION - Linnet and Lark, Hull
DATE - 24/08/10

ARTISTS -YO-YO on TOUR with METRONOMY DJ SET
LOCATION -The Lamp
DATE -24/08/10

ARTISTS -The Nicol Band
LOCATION -The New Adelphi
DATE -27/08/10

ARTISTS -The Holy Orders and Mammal Hum
LOCATION - The Lamp
DATE -27/08/10

ARTISTS -Dirty Penny + Falling Red
LOCATION - Sharkeys
DATE -08/09/10

ARTISTS -Freedom Festival 2010
LOCATION - Locations around the city
DATE -10th and 11th September

ARTISTS - THE STONES
LOCATION - The Welly Club
DATE - 24/09/10

ARTISTS -MANIC STREET PREACHERS
LOCATION - Hull City Hall
DATE -05/10/10

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Local Band Profiles

Name- Circus Envy

Location- Hull

Information - Circus Envy are an alternative-folk band formed in Hull in 2005. Featuring a line-up of primarily acoustic instruments, they add a traditional sensibility to their intricately crafted harmony-led modern songs with use of bouzouki, mandolin and cajon. Debut album, Take Me Home was released in 2008 on Blue Book Records, leading to the band being selected to play at the Beverley and Oxford Folk Festivals. High profile support gigs including Jim Moray, Megson, Martin Simpson and Jackie Leven have cemented the band's reputation as a live act. Look at for a exclusive EP release on Sound7 by Circus Envy well before you can get it in the shops!

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The Go-Go Kings


Name- The Go-Go Kings

Location- Hull

Information- The Go Go Kings formed in early 2008 and have gone on to develop their swagger brand of punk rock with countless shows and parties around the city and have just started to to take their message of punk n roll to towns across the UK. Possessing the same raw like power of the Stooges and the MC5's and Short Sharp Shock, the Gogos write songs all tied up in tales of love and loss encompassing everything thats great about heart stopping riffs a 4 to the floor beats and soaring vocals , this band are a force to be reckoned with.

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White Pilots


Name- White Pilots

Location- Hull

Information- The White Piolts may be new to the Hull music scene but they are kicking up a real fuss. These four students blend intelligent indie rock with clever lyrics that set them apart from most bands. The band influences range from ,Belle and Sebastian, The Smiths to Elliott Smith which can be heard when they strip down to a acoustic level, Catch them playing live around the local venues this month including a support slot to The Sunshine Underground.

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