The LaFontaines

The LaFontaines are a Scottish band from Motherwell, a five piece outfit that play music with influences of hip-hop, rock and pop. On the 31st August 2013 that signed to LAB Records. They were unsigned when I got their permission.
The members are as followed: Kerr Okan - Vocals/Programming; Iain Findlay - Guitar; Darren McCaughey - Guitar/Keys; John Gerard - Bass/Vocals; Jamie Keenan - Drums/Vocals. The band have done relatively well in their home country, winning "Best Live Act" in the Scottish Alternative Music Awards. They have supported acts such as Pendulum, Example and N-Dubz, as well as more alternative acts like Twin Atlantic and 3OH!3.
Although The LaFontaines have a fairly unique hybrid genre, I am able to draw several comparisons between them and other bands:

• Twin Atlantic with the heavy Scottish accent in the vocals as well as the rock music aspect
• Middleman and the rapping alongside some of the beats.
• Mikill Pane and his style of rapping, which is fairly frank and mentions some aspects of life that I am looking to include in my music video. I also think the word play he uses is similar to that used in some of The LaFontaines music.

Recently they performed a set at T in the Park music festival. They attracted such a large crowd that people were denied entry to the tent as there were too many trying to watch them, a first for an unsigned band on the T Break stage.
The LaFontaines have recently created a rather distinctive image for themselves. Older images feature them being crushed by a giant, brightly coloured converse whilst wearing afghan scarves and aviators; however they now have a far more sophisticated image, as can be seen below, which is reflected on all promotional artwork.



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