Liverpool

It’s safe to say Alan McGee has a decent track record when it comes to naming the next big thing. As co-founder and long-time head of Creation Records, McGee was responsible for much of the early success of bands like the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, and most notably, Oasis. In short, McGee jumpstarted the drug-addled mix of rave culture and post-punk that defined the frantic creativity of British pop during the late 80s and early 90s.

Which is why our interest was piqued when Mr. McGee went and named “the best unsigned band in the world” on his Guardian blog today. They’re called the Grants, they’re from Liverpool, and according to McGee, they could become “one of the few bands in the history of Liverpool - after Echo and the Bunnymen - to step out of the shadows of the Beatles.”  read more »