Southern (band)

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

EP

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

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

  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.