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June, Featured Artist

(Our playlists will include Chris Singleton tracks)

Chris Singleton is one of the Ten for 10 artists selected by Get Ready to ROCK! for additional promotion in 2010.

CHRIS SINGLETON

Chris is a Dublin-born, London-based musician obsessed with classic pop/rock, he writes gems of songs absolutely drenched in melody.

In 2007 Chris released his ‘Twisted City' album in the UK and Ireland. Taking the DIY approach, Chris self-produced this record, played most of the instruments on it himself and then set up a label to release it on his own. But it wasn't long before people took notice; Universal liked what they heard so much they offered him distribution in Ireland, and the UK quickly followed suit. Quirky gigs on London public transport to reflect the album's travel themes led to coverage on BBC and ITV television; and a record which was recorded on a shoestring budget started to gain national airplay and serious plaudits in both the UK and Ireland.

Chris Singleton's second album 'Lady Gasoline', released in June 2010, features support from  "The Distractions".

'Lady Gasoline' is an album which basks in an overriding sense of influence, ambition and inspiration. There's 90s indie (Let Me Out); articulate electro-pop (Lady Gasoline); 70s glam (Valium); and a wonderful tribute to the Velvet Underground, the appropriately titled Lou Reed. Sonically, this record falls very much where it lands, gloriously fidgeting between eras.
 

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Chris Singleton website

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