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A band with a taste for the musically unusual, Russian Girlfriend’s songs are a display of power mixed with an evocative subtlety, affecting audiences on a primal, almost subliminal level. With influences throughout the musical spectrum, the driving force for the band’s songwriting is provided by Matt and Jools who, together with bassist Rob and drummer Dave assert a potent combination of searing vocals, compulsive rhythms, insistent harmony and brooding counterpoint: at once in your face and behind your eyes. Though comparisons have been made to bands such as Muse, Suede, Jeff Buckley and more recently Snow Patrol the current line-up, brought together in 2001 by the band’s founder member Matt Hanley, has been described as “something fresh and distinctive - truly original and in defiance of todays stereotypes.” Following their first release in 2002, recorded in two days at Jonny Rivers’ Woodbine St Studios, Russian Girlfriend were given a tremendous boost when their song “Butterfly...