Feb 10, 2010

The sound of a generation

The face of youth culture for the later part of the last decade as well as impetus for modern indie music, Skins, is back for a fourth season and is still in search of great music to add the finishing touch to the face of E4’s hottest teen product.

The show that launched a thousand careers and saw the overnight move of Crystal Castles from underground to mainstream is currently accepting demos from independent bands to include in the still un-finalised soundtrack for this season, which will be airing up until late March / early April.

Previous bands to have associated themselves with the teen legacy include: Lady Gaga, Florence and the Machine, and Bloc Party, as well as a series of other signed and unsigned bands to boot, with the website including a full itinerary of all music used in every individual episode to date.

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 However the series is adding a twist to the send-in routine this year. Those unsigned bands that submit and whose music is used shall be given the chance to get signed to record label AWAL (Artists Without a Label), the same label that discovered MySpace stars The Arctic Monkeys.

Those interested in availing of the opportunity to have their music aired on the current season as well as the possibility of getting signed should log onto:

www.e4.com/skins/music/your-music.html

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