| The Brixton Boys are back! Stereo MCs are fresh from unleashing their latest genre surfing opus, ‘Double Bubble’, onto an unsuspecting world this summer. Often labelled as one of the UK’s most iconic bands, and with Mercury nominations, Brit awards and million selling albums behind them, the Stereo MCs are here once again to prove that they’re as innovative and relevant as ever.
Formed around the core duo of Rob Birch and Nick Hallam in the late 1980’s, Stereo MCs debut album ‘33-45-78’ was a raw document of its time. Spliced beats and elementary production laid the foundations for a sound that gave British kids, turned onto the likes of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions, a native source that spoke directly to them about their own lives.
Follow up ‘Supernatural’s lead single ‘Elevate My Mind’ saw them becoming the first British band to hit the US pop single charts with a dance infused Hip-Hop track, as they channelled the Acid House vibe into the melting pot, before third album, the sublime ‘Connected’, propelled them to international prominence, gaining accolades from far and wide, including those two Brit Awards, and tours alongside the likes of Happy Mondays and U2.
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