Envy & Other Sins

On Friday, the guvonour decided to take the afternoon off, can’t argue with that he is the boss. But when he said he was heading down to the big smoke to watch his son, I was intrigued. Turns out his son is a member of an unsigned British group called Envy & Other Sins and is taking part in a competition on C4/T4 for a chance for a record contract. I have not followed the competition, probably because it is shown on T4 on a Sunday; somewhere between Friends re-runs and Hollyoaks, television I find a bit, well, bllleehhh. So I’m normally out or doing something else. But the idea is that unsigned bands compete against each other for a chance to get signed and get noticed. Now don’t get this confused with another Pop Factor style of garbage, it is only for acts that are currently trying to break into the industry and already have a back catalogue of material and passion to make it. Not a one-night stand solo artist that takes 12 months to put a half-assed album together; my heart is fecking bleeding! Envy & Other Sins are still in the competition along with three others, todays show will see them perform a cover of their choice alongside The Hoosiers, after that, the judges (Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley, Blur’s Bassist Alex James and the head of A & M Records Simon Gavin) will pick two to go through to the public vote. After hearing all about this I googled the group and found their website, on there you can find a few samples which put plenty of current acts to shame, pre-order the first single and find a little bit about the band. Really impressed, good luck with the competition.