- Groovy, Laidback And Nasty maps the city’s DIY lineage, from post-punk and synth futurism to bleep techno, bassline and indie rock.
- A forthcoming oral history aims to document Sheffield’s vast and often under-celebrated musical legacy across seven decades.
Written by local music journalist Daniel Dylan Wray Groovy, Laidback And Nasty features more than 150 new interviews with artists and key figures connected to the city’s independent ecosystem, from Cabaret Voltaire, Clock DVA and Heaven 17 to Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Richard Hawley via Warp Records and Toddla T.
Spanning electronic experimentation, post-punk, pop, metal, bassline, bleep techno and generation-defining indie, the book traces how the city’s isolation, industrial decline and political turbulence fostered a fiercely DIY approach that shaped globally influential sounds. It’s available to pre-order now through White Rabbit Books.
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