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Maybe it’s the weather, but whatever the reason there’s no escaping the fact that most guitar groups hailing from Manchester and its immediate vicinity sound, well, rather miserable. From the funereal post-punk of Joy Division and the bittersweet kitchen sink drama of The Smiths to the glum widescreen anthems of Elbow, bands from the city and its surrounds seem to effortlessly evoke a sense of rain-swept urban ennui that is rarely emulated elsewhere. Things briefly lightened up during the ‘Madchester’ era as Shaun Ryder and friends bounced gleefully around in a state of substance-fuelled abandon, but...

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