Genre:
Indie/Alternative(View more artists in Indie/Alternative)
Region:
London(View more artists from London)
Date added:
5/25/2009
Biography:
"Excellent and creative." - **** Q Magazine.
"Fresh new writing and lyrical excellence." - **** Maverick.
"A rollercoaster ride through the English landscape seen through a poet's heart." - BBC Radio 2.
"Integrity with intelligence. Just what the music industry needs." - Tom Robinson, BBC Introducing.
Hailing from the Yorkshire moors, singer-songwriter Rob Cowen fronts a band that preaches impossibly addictive epic folk. Part poems, part Spector-like anthems, these are swaggering songs from this country's heartlands, unforgettable in-your-face fairytales of social conscience, society and survival, drawing comparisons with everyone from Elbow to Arcade Fire. Rob released a debut solo album in 2004 to wide critical acclaim and national radio play, but it wasn't until he hooked up for a series of sold out shows with his band 'The Dissidents' in 2008 that he found his true home. Fresh from recording their album, ROB COWEN & THE DISSIDENTS have appeared on BBC Introducing and received support from st
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