Established in 2010 and hailing from Liverpool, Essex and Reading, Hero & Leander share their origins with the Beatles, Blur, and... Little Chef.

The four Essex-bred members had written songs together for a while, realising that their vision for a band would not be complete without a pianist and female vocalist. So, they posted an advert on Gumtree in 2010, resulting in the complete line-up of Hero & Leander.

With lingering, melodic pop melodies, this sextet creates lyrics that don’t ...