Female duo Violet Violet coming to The Box in Crewe on January 30

Jan 21 2010 Flintshire Chronicle

VIOLET Violet, whose style echoes the likes of PJ Harvey, Sleater-Kinney and Huggy Bear, will be at The Box in Crewe on Saturday, January 30.

Hailing from Norwich, the edgy pop duo is causing quite a stir in the music media jungle.

Having been spotted in Everett True’s Plan B mag, received an Artrocker feature and a coveted slot in the NME, the girls have further earned airplay from Radio 1, where they were branded one of Steve Lamacq’s “New Favourite Bands”.

Their quirky approach has charmed a few in the industry too, including Brummie punk legends The Nightingales, who the girls have toured with in America, Europe and their native UK.

And Art Brut’s Eddie Argos personally invited VV to perform as his backing band at London’s Buffalo Bar.

Their second album, The City is Full of Beasts, was released this summer to high acclaim.

Support for the gig comes from Shropshire band The Jackdaws, young ska band Butterfingers and rising stars, The Retrospective.

Doors are from 8pm. Entry is £5.