TITLE: The Fortunate Sons preforming 'Slave Chain'.

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ABOUT: When organiser Michael Eavis described The Fortunate Sons as "a fantastic band, full of energy" at the Glastonbury Festival last year he probably didn't realise he was watching a band reborn. Following the departure of key members just days before the festival, the Glasgow band reacted with a set of new material that was rawer and more urgent than ever.

Schoolmates and founding members Sam West and Calum McCann chose to bring in long term session bassist Cameron Maxwell full time, and together they found drummer Gary Johnston from the London recording scene. Fans were enraptured by the band's exhilarated performance and renewed vitality on stage.

In the months following the festival the band have been causing the fine bone china to rattle in their rehearsal studio (which is located above a Glasgow Tea Room) and working towards their next studio recordings. The result is a potent mix of "upbeat cuts of rock'n'roll" and "vital urgency" (The List) that brings to mind the classic sounds of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty with the cutting edge of Kings of Leon. This prompted Springsteens's E Street Bandmate Steve van Zandt to remark "these guys are fucking great!" when he heard The Fortunate Sons.

MORE ABOUT: The Fortunate Sons

LABEL: Rolling Records.

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