Post-The Libertines, there was a noticeable lull in quality British indie coming through, then suddenly the Midlands threw out a whole slew of new bands in 2012/2013 - all part of what was then known at the B-Town scene. Chief among them was Birmingham’s Swim Deep and Worcester quartet Peace, who’d been making music since 2009 (initially under a different name, November and the Criminal). Andrew Marston of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Introducing picked up on the band early, but it wasn’t until EP Delicious, their first EP, was released in 2012 and the band were nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll that they truly secured national attention.
In Harry Koisser, Peace have a perceptive and skilful main songwriter, as exemplified by their well-received 2013 debut album, In Love, and this year’s follow-up, Happy People. They triumphed at their first Glastonbury performance in 2013 and return this year looking like the kind of group who will be making it right to the top of festival line-ups in years to come.
Post-The Libertines, there was a noticeable lull in quality British indie coming through, then suddenly the Midlands threw out a whole slew of new bands in 2012/2013 - all part of what was then known at the B-Town scene. Chief among them was Birmingham’s Swim Deep and Worcester quartet Peace, who’d been making music since 2009 (initially under a different name, November and the Criminal). Andrew Marston of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Introducing picked up on the band early, but it wasn’t until EP Delicious, their first EP, was released in 2012 and the band were nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll that they truly secured national attention.
In Harry Koisser, Peace have a perceptive and skilful main songwriter, as exemplified by their well-received 2013 debut album, In Love, and this year’s follow-up, Happy People. They triumphed at their first Glastonbury performance in 2013 and return this year looking like the kind of group who will be making it right to the top of festival line-ups in years to come.
