A truly deserved Mercury Prize win for Leeds based four-piece English Teacher. A band that wholly represent the power of investing in our beloved music scene from the grassroots up. The Leeds-formed four-piece, fronted by Lily Fontaine, impressed the judges with their “winning lyrical mix of surrealism and social observation, alongside a subtle way of wearing its musical innovations lightly”, on songs such as “I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying”, “Albatross” and “Broken Biscuits”.
“We just thought we’d make a band,” Fontaine said, while her bandmates paid tribute to members of the Leeds music community, including the Brudenell Music Social Club’s owner, Nathan Clark.
“What do we do now?” she asked.
A record brimming with the personality and originality to revitalise British guitar music, it has been a real pleasure celebrating their debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’ as a Rough Trade Album of the Month, Album of the Year So Far 2024 title and now a Mercury Prize-winning album.
English Teacher perform “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab” on Later… with Jools Holland.
The Fat Angel Sings 