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‘They put bands twice their age to shame…they are so so right’. NME Jo Rose: sings, guitars keys –17 Chris Stanley: drums – 18 Ali Esmaail: bass, vocals – 15 Mike Ward: guitars - 19 The six tunes in your hands represent the new blood that is FEAR OF MUSIC. Things have moved very quickly for this four piece from south Manchester since their first ever live show in spring 2003. Still refreshingly young, Fear Of Music’s blend of accomplished songwriting, abrasive art-punk aesthetics and assured yet incendiary live performance, has quickly catapulted them into an enviable position as one of the most talked about new bands in the UK right now. Their winning shows at In The City caused an unprecedented furore amongst assembled industry types looking for the next big thing, and garnered them ever more respect from a local scene currently booming with new talent. With some members still in school, the lads used to sneak into Blowout in Chorlton and pass demos on to the djs. At first th...