Banishing the winter blues, Matthew Halsall, Jim-E Stack and Katy J Pearson are making up for our lost summer
A pox upon those smug sweater-weather fans who are still strangely horny for pumpkin spiced lattes after all these years. As seasonal Stockholm syndrome takes hold, it seems as if the pop world is defying the beanie and boots-wearing faithful, too. After this summer was cancelled – as well as all the wonder that it brings, from festivals and carnivals to falling out of beer gardens in groups bigger than six – a gaggle of artists have decided to bring some much needed sunshine to the gloomiest winter we have had in decades.
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