WINSFORD band Shakedown Stockholm are putting the town on the map by being recognised as one of the top unsigned bands in the country.
The seven-piece indie band have beaten off competition from around 3,000 entries to make the final four shortlist for the ‘best produced track’ category at the Unsigned Music Awards (UMA) for their latest EP ‘The Reality of Truth’.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Troxy Theatre in London next week on Thursday, October 27.
The band says that to be nominated is a huge deal, but winning the award would likely propel them to new heights and help put their home town on the map.
Joanna Kettle, who sings in the band alongside her twin sister Davina, told the Guardian: “This award ceremony really means a lot. We’ll be putting Winsford on the map, especially if we win.
“I’m really happy that as an unsigned band we have managed to get this far, get the gigs off our own back and make our own music and now we’re being rewarded for it.
“If we win it would be a big step up for us. Just to get recognised for the work we have done so far and for the hard work we’ve put in, it would mean so much.”
Also made up of twin brothers Ryan and Danny Smith, Ryan Harlow, Harry Woodrow and Dan Joy, the popular Winsford band has already got big name fans in the music world.
The Smiths’ Johnny Marr had kind words to say when they played outside the Etihad earlier this year and Oasis manager, Alan McGee who has seen them play several times, describes their sound as a ‘bluesy Fleetwood Mac’.
Joanna was also keen to point out that the award was as much down to Alderley Edge producer Mark Winterburn from The Edge Studios.
She added: “The amount of hours Mark has put in mixing and producing the tracks is amazing and we are so grateful to him. We’ve recorded quite a bit with him now and we’ll always go back.”
Mark was delighted to hear that the band have been shortlisted and is convinced they are destined for big things.
He said: “I’m so pleased that they’ve been nominated, they work so hard and are a pleasure to work with.
“It’s all there for them, they can definitely go far. They have some really good songs and it’s all interesting stuff. I think the two twin sisters fronting the band is definitely something unique. They have an identical voice as well so that is something that no other band can match.”
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