Prose

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Run With Faith 00:00 Tools
Caravan 00:00 Tools
Further 00:00 Tools
Half The Man 00:00 Tools
Home Of The Brave 00:00 Tools
Ballad 00:00 Tools
Highs & Lows 04:15 Tools
All Of Those Tears 03:05 Tools
Mountains 00:00 Tools
All Too Familiar 00:00 Tools
What If? 00:00 Tools
See Me Like This 00:00 Tools
Pick You Up 03:05 Tools
My Heart 03:05 Tools
Mr 1 & Mr 2 04:12 Tools
Have It All 03:05 Tools
Feel Your Way 04:12 Tools
Let Us Down 04:12 Tools
Sculpt 03:50 Tools
For Wisdom. For The Novel. 02:48 Tools
Seagull 04:44 Tools
Bounting 04:03 Tools
A City United 04:12 Tools
Seasour 03:12 Tools
Positive 04:15 Tools
Dub De Dub 03:26 Tools
Sucking Vaseline 02:07 Tools
Gran U Later (Intervened) 01:19 Tools
Graduation 03:46 Tools
They Split Up 03:56 Tools
Headsick 04:12 Tools
Random 03:05 Tools
Afterglow 04:12 Tools
Salty Sea 04:00 Tools
Reject 03:56 Tools
Treesweep 02:44 Tools
Broke feat. Reef The Lost Cauze 03:43 Tools
Stress 04:05 Tools
Even If You Fall 06:31 Tools
The Capitalist 03:09 Tools
Over Burnham 03:12 Tools
Dental 03:21 Tools
Own It 03:21 Tools
Talking To People Is Easy 03:18 Tools
What Happens At Polaroid Evening 03:37 Tools
Gallows 03:56 Tools
It's Been A Good Friday 03:46 Tools
They Call Him Ramses 03:35 Tools
Death Of A Loved One 02:48 Tools
Positive (himmelblau Remix/ Polished By SecondSide) 05:32 Tools
For Wisdom. For The Novel. (Intuitive Cat Studio Remix) 06:27 Tools
Word To The Wise 06:27 Tools
Life Times 03:41 Tools
Departed 04:07 Tools
Go On... 04:16 Tools
Mr. 1 & Mr. 2 04:43 Tools
Let Em Know 04:20 Tools
Raw Deal 02:51 Tools
What's Love? 04:21 Tools
Just Another Day 02:51 Tools
Run For The Hills feat. Ed Strong & King Kaiow of The IRS 04:08 Tools
Phat Tape 04:40 Tools
London Eye 03:44 Tools
Fly High 04:26 Tools
For The Love 04:36 Tools
The Mic Might Bust 04:33 Tools
All Rise 03:09 Tools
Born Invincible 02:49 Tools
Originate 03:26 Tools
To Kill For 03:32 Tools
Dive 04:07 Tools
Pay Attention 03:58 Tools
Maybe Too Long 04:43 Tools
New Era 04:00 Tools
My Baby feat. Belle 04:31 Tools
Like This 03:05 Tools
Real Talk 03:36 Tools
15 Minutes Of Infamy 02:48 Tools
Wasted Talent 05:14 Tools
One People 04:08 Tools
No Concern 03:26 Tools
Running man 04:03 Tools
This Is How I Disappear 03:45 Tools
Late At Night 05:28 Tools
The Messiah 03:38 Tools
Da Storm 03:17 Tools
Darkerlude #1 05:28 Tools
I See 04:24 Tools
The Dark Side Intermission 01:15 Tools
Darkerlude #4 00:41 Tools
More Than Before feat. Killer Rellik & Side Effect 03:16 Tools
A Whole New World 04:28 Tools
Seasweep 04:13 Tools
I've Become A Ghost By Chance 04:13 Tools
Darkerlude #3 00:56 Tools
The Basics feat. Haiku & Crusada 04:59 Tools
Broke (feat. Reef The Lost Cauze) 03:43 Tools
Meet Ya Maker ft. Crusada 03:06 Tools
Paper 02:19 Tools
Darkerlude #5 02:19 Tools
The Dark Side Outro 02:19 Tools
Welcome To The Abattoir ft. Oliver Sudden 03:42 Tools
All Over The City 04:06 Tools
The Dark Side Intro ft. DJ Matman 02:19 Tools
Worthwhile 02:19 Tools
Holme And Shore 03:03 Tools
Grey Days By The Seaside 03:04 Tools
Brain Stimuli ft. Reain & Jaz Kahina 04:06 Tools
Schizophrenia (Your Mirror Is Smashed Again) 04:06 Tools
Doin' TIme 04:06 Tools
Seaside Fuckup 04:18 Tools
Cream And Red Wine 04:18 Tools
Dark Dub 04:18 Tools
Sundays 04:18 Tools
Go On... (Headspace Exclusive) 03:38 Tools
Pretty Bitches 03:38 Tools
Savor the Winter 03:04 Tools
Lookin' Up 03:59 Tools
People, People 03:04 Tools
Fre.S.-destr.100 04:18 Tools
Fold Two Times, Which Riverside? 03:56 Tools
Life Times (Instrumental) 03:38 Tools
Dub De Dub (Splitter Remix) 04:43 Tools
Under The Wide English Sky 03:56 Tools
Seaside Fuckup (Inhji Remix) 05:52 Tools
Welcome to Cali 03:56 Tools
Nobody's Safe 04:51 Tools
Where City Lights Burn 03:07 Tools
Tidal (Horror) 05:52 Tools
Well, Yeah I'm Ok 04:28 Tools
Polaroid Evening 07:30 Tools
Tanger (FuckYourAttitude) 03:07 Tools
Gaude syon 05:52 Tools
Gone 05:52 Tools
True Love Found 05:52 Tools
Church Bells And Other Things 04:15 Tools
I'm Not Insane, But You Are 04:15 Tools
IdentityTheft 04:15 Tools
Back In The Rhythm 04:15 Tools
Quiet Story From Underneath 02:40 Tools
Stories 03:43 Tools
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Manchester has a righteous tradition of insisting on being the UK musical capital. But even the most swaggering evangelist for the city would have to admit that the old place has been a bit quiet lately. So with the poise of anybody worthy of claiming the keys to the city, all of that's about to change. Meet PROSE, organic-acoustic-hip-hop three-piece who are coming for your soul. From the mean(ish) streets of Stretford, via a yellow brick road of sweat, struggle, melody and pummelling beats. They've got very big hearts, but you probably wouldn't like them when they're angry. PROSE defy genre because in the fiercest way, they are a genre of their own. They take the best of what has come before in the city; the emotional eloquence of Oasis; the street poetry of John Cooper Clarke; the psychedelic ambition of The Stone Roses and the spirit of when New Order looted the NYC gay clubs of the early 80s and invented dance music as we know it. For good measure, they'll also namecheck Tupac, Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alanis Morrissette, Nirvana and Queen. At the centre of all this is Mike Murray, a putting new bite into the 'white rapper' genre with a whose machine-gunning rhymes describe life on the streets and love on the dole in all their grit and glory, a northern Mike Skinner with a skill for both the profound and the daft. Together with production and melody from cousin Dave Royle and the pair's lifelong friend Lee Royle, they're ready to take back the city. As an opening shot, the trio offer up 'Run With Faith', a modern-day parable of a down-on-his-luck bluesman who gets saved by the simplest of lessons - that it's nice to be nice. The song expands on the true story of a Market Street beggar who returned a woman's wallet without pocketing the cash, which led to coverage in the Manchester Evening News which sparked a pay-it-forward campaign that got him off the streets. The grit-and-optimism moral of the story plays right into the beating heart of PROSE's PROSE. Mike still has the newspaper clipping somewhere. Joining this hyper-infectious earworm are the other three tracks that make up the trio's debut EP 'What If?' On 'Mountains' they deliver a Gallagher-worthy refrain as Mike plucks at his own heartstrings, while 'Headsick' throws out another curveball, channelling psychedelic rock with a towering guest vocal from early supporter Emeli Sande. But it's on the delicate, bluesy title track that Mike offers a brutally naked account of his own life story; the all-too-common tale of a violent, drug-abusing father and a mother who was unable to cope. When she found the salvation of a new life in Canada, his life could have one of two ways. Mike's wit and spirit meant he swerved young offenders, and along with producer cousin Dave Stone and guitarist Lee Royle, harnessed his talent and found the determination to walk out of his job at a PPI call centre and focus on music full time. That Jerry Maguire moment paid off. Three years and a few boring music industry processes later, PROSE are ready for their close-up. Not just proud, they're compelled to put a rocket back up the city that made them who they are, and do it on their own terms. Because there is, of course, no place like home. And PROSE are a band to write home about, wherever you've laid your hat. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.