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Ice Black Birds debut single "Ears To the Ground" - watch video »

Proud to be different, Brighton's purveyors of indie-dance-blues Ice Black Birds announce the release of their debut single "Ears To the Ground" along with a string of UK tour dates.

Ice Black Birds

Coming from Brighton, you'd expect a rather different sound to emerge from young band Ice Black Birds which features guitarist/lead vocalist Sam Denniston, lead guitarist George Grinling, bassist Harry Bohay-Nowell and drummer Pierre McFarlane.

However, this band are looking to set themselves apart from the pack with their unique (actually nearly incomparable) mixture of organic blues/rock, modern danceable indie and slight hints of mathy elements (in certain songs) to create something that could potentially be appreciated by fans of Robert Johnson, Led Zeppelin, White Denim, The Entrance Band, Foals and Tom Vek.

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