New book chronicles Sheffield’s music history across seven decades \u00b7 News \u27cb RA<\/title><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"\/><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Groovy, Laidback And Nasty maps the city's DIY lineage, from post-punk and synth futurism to bleep techno, bassline and indie rock.\"\/><link rel=\"alternate\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/84686\"\/><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New book chronicles Sheffield's music history across seven decades \u00b7 News \u27cb RA\"\/><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Groovy, Laidback And Nasty maps the city's DIY lineage, from post-punk and synth futurism to bleep techno, bassline and indie rock.\"\/><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/84686\"\/><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"\/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.ra.co\/images\/news\/2026\/sheffieldbook.jpg\"\/><link rel=\"canonical\" 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Daniel Dylan Wray <i>Groovy, Laidback And Nasty<\/i> features more than 150 new interviews with artists and key figures connected to the city’s independent ecosystem, from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/cabaretvoltaire\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/cabaretvoltaire\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/cabaretvoltaire\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/cabaretvoltaire\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Cabaret Voltaire<\/span><\/a>, Clock DVA and Heaven 17 to Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Richard Hawley via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/record-label.aspx?id=353\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/record-label.aspx?id=353\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/record-label.aspx?id=353\" 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