King City - Adventures into Birmingham's Diverse Music Culture

Birmingham has a tradition of individualism and experimentation, giving rise to a fragmented but innovative culture. This applies to the city-s contemporary music scene just as it does to the rest of its cultural heritage, which explains why the Birmingham sound is hard to define. Whereas other cities are known for a certain sound, this city celebrates its diversity.

In this new decade, the plethora of exciting indie bands, sick rappers and emotive singer-songwriters are surrounded by a collective of DJs, producers, promoters, venues, bloggers and vloggers who promote them. There-s an agglomeration building, coalescing around the Birmingham Music Awards, whose mission is to amplify this uprising to the world.

In this book, Stephen Pennell-s reviews and musings shine a light on Birmingham-s finest up-and-coming performers playing the city-s most iconic venues, taking us on a unique journey around Birmingham-s music scene.