12 Aug 2004

Ivory
Blaze A Trail

Chinese Pop

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When we last featured Ivory he was unsigned and we described him as Madness to Mike Skinner's Clash. One bidding war later and here comes his debut single, on an indie for this release only. This is the track to introduce Ivory to tastemakers rather than to the world, but it's fresh, sharp and, indeed, blazing a trail nonetheless. He plays Leeds Festival on 27 August and Reading on 29, before supporting MC Solaar in October.

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