Southern are a brother and sister duo from

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, playing a mixture of blues, alternative rock and pop. Music became Thom's sole focus from the age of 16, when he started busking on the streets of Belfast. Lucy joined him a few years later and the two set out to make their mark on their home town. The band was championed by BBC Radio Ulster's Gerry Anderson who described them as "the most promising singer/songwriters in Ireland today." Thom & Lucy were signed to London-based record label, , in 2013 and were immediately picked up as

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's New Band of the Day. Southern have since gone on to support Bastille, Jake Bugg, and Catfish and the Bottlemen.

Discography

EP

Singles

References

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External links

BBC Radio Ulster feature on the band

Video - World Don't Shine
Living people Pop music duos British rock music duos Musical groups from Belfast Musical duos from Northern Ireland Musical groups established in 2012 Year of birth missing (living people) 2012 establishments in the United Kingdom Sibling musical duos