Northern Torch took part in the Live and Unsigned competition and achieved 60th place out of 10,000 competitors – a feat of which the band should definitely be proud! They have a seemingly great small fan base within their home town of Leeds with many fans pleading on Facebook and Myspace for the release of their imminent EP. The band also has an account of Reverb Nation where you can follow their antics and listen to three of their fantastic tracks: ‘Scream’, ‘Take My Hand’ and ‘Forget These Days’. In these tracks, I sample catchy choruses with a nebulous twinge of Emo rock. The singer performs with a soft harmonic voice – one which is almost addictive to listen to. The guitar hooks sound somewhat similar to Young Guns but played with their own very unique touch. By listening to just these three tracks, I can tell that Northern Torch would be a great band to watch live: a chill out gig where you could either stand nonchalantly with a few pints, or rock out to as well. I look forward to the band’s EP to be released soon.

Check them out at http://www.reverbnation.com/northerntorch.

Lyndsey Howarth

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