Thumpers, Hay Festival, 23/05/13 Emerging British Band, Thumpers, perform on stage at Hay Festival 2013, Powys, Wales as the support act for Noah and The Whale. 23/05/13 Picture by: Ben Wyeth

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Thumpers is the work of childhood friends Marcus Pepperell and John Hamson Jr. whose shared memories provide the inspiration for their alt-pop imaginings. Both buoyant and lush, the London based band combine layered androgynous vocals with muscular drums, astral synths and shimmering guitars in a celebration of the

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Location: Hay, Powys, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Ben Wyeth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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