Ice Black Birds

Influences: The Black Keys, White Denim, Kings Of Leon, Devendra Banhart, Tom Vek, Fleet Foxes and Late Of The Pier.

Profile: Bluesy four-piece Ice Black Birds draw influence from 1960s and 1970s rock ’n’ roll. Huw Stephens of Radio 1 has tipped them for big things and they have also already been picked by the likes of Golden Silvers, Joe Gideon and The Shark, Wave Machines and We Have Band for tour support slots. Their debut single Ears To The Ground is out at the end of March.

Heavy Independent Blues (right click on the track to download, left click to stream)

MySpace: www.myspace.com/iceblackbirdsuk