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Broken Family Band, Luminaire, London (Rated 4/ 5 )
'The weather man said it's colder than Antarctica," singer Steve Adams says, thanking the crowd for turning up. Broken Family Band are never without a dedicated following – they comfortably sell out large venues like KOKO and Scala – but it's actually the intimate atmosphere of smaller spaces (albeit packed tonight) that suits them best. Four albums and eight years into their career, the four piece have found themselves without a record label; despite the critical praise showered on them, the band members have proudly kept their day jobs throughout.
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