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Murdoch


There are at least two bands who have used the name Murdoch in recent years. One, a math rock band based in Melbourne in the mid to late 90s, is now defunct. Best known tracks included Hulkster and Gratuitous Toms. Their music can be found at www.myspace.com/murdochau . The other is a Birmingham based band, currently riding a wave of media and fan attention. The UK's second city is championing them as the city's shining light putting their tracks and faces all over the new international marketing campaign for Birmingham and TV and radio stations clammering to land an interview and air the tracks. All this started in January after the release of their debut mini-album Factory 13 caught the ears and imagination of the public. Recorded with producer Matt Ollivier (Manic Street Preachers, Doves) the result was five incredibly danceable indie-pop songs. Tinged with raw punk vocals and fuelled with angst and valour, each one of the five tracks ticks all the required boxes from ridiculously catchy melodies to dancefloor-filling guitar hooks. Released on their own label 'Speech Fewapy Records' and distributed through Cargo the album sold out and saw the tracks all over BBC Radio, BRMB, Kerrang! Radio and airplay on all Xfm stations. Murdoch are: Jamie Berry, 23 (singer/rhythm guitar), Nick Berry, 21, little brother of Jamie (bass, backing vocals), James 'Jim' Minhas, 23 (lead guitar) and Dan Webb, 23 (drums). Originally from Telford, the quintet formed back in 2000 and a coupl...

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