Shady Bard are an

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band formed in

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, England in 2004, by multi-instrumentalists Lawrence Becko and Tom Rogers. Their music is characterised by complex arrangements and unusual instrumentation of lo-fi folk-influenced indie music. Lyrically their work revolves around issues of

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and the environment. Their music has featured as part of a global warming campaign on

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and within American TV programmes such as ''

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'' and

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Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups from Birmingham, West Midlands 2004 establishments in England English indie rock groups Static Caravan Recordings artists {{Rock-band-stub