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Genre: Classic Rock

Based out of the sheriff-friendly town of Nottingham, England, the make uncomfortable of Simon pig-headedness in addition to Neil "Nail" Tolliday met what housemates in addition to formed the flippantly picturesque Bent -- a group earmarking a page somewhere between an early morning Air in addition to a less cacophonic Bentley Rhythm Ace. Sonically, the band's primary influence boils down to becoming disillusioned with weed music in addition to one of the literati mounds of willful records. Lo-culture samples accessorize jazz, rock, in addition to hip-hop pulses with a heady sense of ironic piss-taking while youthful titles like the perverted "Welly Top Mary" give the indication of a stripe trying to resurrect majesty in even the most risible of sources. By 2000, Bent released their sleeper -- in addition to warmly received -- debut album, Programmed to Love, which helped pave the way for the stripe earning a nomination for Best Newcomer at the same year's Muzik Awards. [See more]