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SLOTH RACKET are a trans-Pennine band with a northern muse and earthy sound all their own.
There are the rattling drums and chinking guitar of Mancunian brothers Johnny and Anton Hunter, the throbbing bass of Sheffielder Seth Bennett and a sibling two-saxophone format of Macclesfield altoist Sam Andreae and Northamptonshire baritonist and composer Cath Roberts.
Touring the country promoting their startling new album Dismantle Yourself, they arrive in Sheffield to play at the Lescar pub in the city’s Hunter’s Bar area.
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