Southern (band)

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Southern

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| origin = Belfast, Northern Ireland

| genre = Alternative rock, Blues, Pop

| years_active = 2012-present

| label = {{URL|http://www.marathonartists.com/|Marathon Artists}}

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|https://thisissouthern.com/}}

| current_members = Thom Southern
Lucy Southern

}}

Southern are a brother and sister duo from Belfast, Northern Ireland, playing a mixture of blues, alternative rock and pop.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-bonus-track-southern-no-woman-no-drive-and-james-blake-8917975.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-bonus-track-southern-no-woman-no-drive-and-james-blake-8917975.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Bonus Track: Southern, 'No woman no drive' and James Blake|first=Simmy|last=Richman|work=The Independent|date=3 November 2013|accessdate=18 February 2014}}

Music became Thom's sole focus from the age of 16, when he started busking on the streets of Belfast. Lucy joined him a few years later and the two set out to make their mark on their home town. The band was championed by BBC Radio Ulster's Gerry Anderson{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/how-southern-went-east-to-make-it-big-29794113.html|title=How Southern went east to make it big|first=Chris|last=Jones|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=29 November 2013|accessdate=18 February 2014}} who described them as "the most promising singer/songwriters in Ireland today."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/01/southern|title=Southern (new band of the day)|first=Paul|last=Lester|work=The Guardian|date=1 November 2013|accessdate=18 February 2014}}

Thom & Lucy were signed to London-based record label, {{URL|http://www.marathonartists.com/|Marathon Artists}}, in 2013 and were immediately picked up as The Guardian's New Band of the Day.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/01/southern|title=Southern (new band of the day)|first=Paul|last=Lester|work=The Guardian|date=1 November 2014|accessdate=18 February 2014}} Southern have since gone on to support Bastille, Jake Bugg, and Catfish and the Bottlemen.{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/96157/premiere-southern-band-release-b-side-single-sympathise-with-you|title=PREMIERE: SOUTHERN UNVEIL NEW B-SIDE 'SYMPATHISE WITH YOU'|first=Alexandra|last=Pollard|work=Gigwise|date=11 March 2015|accessdate=18 November 2014}}