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<td valign="top" width="140"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#FFFFFF">Artist Name:</font><br>
<font color="#FFCC00"><span style="font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The
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<td width="140" valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Genre:</font></b></font><font color="#FFCC00" face="Arial" size="2"><b><br>
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<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="2">Niall Graham (Vocals)<br>
Stephen Hill (Guitar)<br>
Michael Kent (Drums & Percussion)<br>
Stuart Murphy (Bass Guitar)<br>
Paddy Steele (Guitar)<br>
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The Black Tokens are a Belfast-based 5-piece Alt/Indie Rock band with musical influences brewed in 90's Britpop, 80's Indie, <br>
70's Punk, 60's Mod and Northern Soul. Originally formed in 2016, by Stuart Murphy (Bass), Mike Kent (Drums) and <br>
Paddy Steele (Guitar), the addition in early 2005 of Stephen Hill (Guitar) and Niall Graham (Vocals) to the band has<br>
strengthened and matured them to the level of taking the "next step".<br>
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Drawing on all these genres they have formed a sound that is very distinctive and described as very "now". A full bodied <br>
blend of soaring guitars, pounding drums, driving bass and vocals that range to kingdom come and back. The Black Tokens have <br>
a real knack of writing songs that you don't want to get out of your head. They play a broad range of sounds from the <br>
fast-paced punky "Burn The Trains" to the anthemic rockwall that is "How Does It Feel?" to the poprock anthem that is <br>
"Simple Jamaican" as well as a nod to Pete Townshend on the acoustic number "Rise Now".<br>
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The band has received a significant amount of Northern Irish press coverage, as well as radio airplay (in places as far off <br>
as Spain and the USA) and interviews, at the same time building a loyal local following, performing in front of significant <br>
crowds in Northern Ireland's premier venues, namely The Limelight, The King's Head, Auntie Annies and Lavery's Bunker, as <br>
well as being asked to support Irish supergroup / Slane Castle perfomers Halite (including former members of The Frames, <br>
Therapy? and Wilt) as well as a handful of shows in Dublin.<br>
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"A band who have always been busy, but this year sees them step it all up a gear" - Belfast Telegraph January 2006<br>
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2006 is already proving to be an extremely busy year for the band with them embarking on a week-long Scottish tour in March <br>
as well as having gigs booked in London, Liverpool and Norwich with many more UK gigs to be announced. They are currently in the studio<br>
recording their first proper EP release, which they plan to have out to the public in February/March. The band have had a <br>
number of enquiries from independent record labels who have been interested on signing up the band and releasing a single, <br>
but the band have chosen to hold back until the right offer comes along.<br>
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