Liam Bailey
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Liam Bailey is an English musician from Nottingham, England. Bailey co-wrote and performed on the 2011 top 5 Chase & Status single "Blind Faith"; he has also collaborated with DJ Fresh, Delilah, Shy FX and others. His debut album Definitely Now was released in August 2014.
Bailey is noted for his soul, reggae, and blues influenced vocal style and has been compared to Otis Redding,Sam Cooke,Bill Withers,Bob Marley and Dennis Brown.
Liam Bailey started performing with Nottingham hip hop group 1st Blood in the early 2000s, featuring on their album Riddle Me This in 2003, and subsequent releases, including Beats4thePeople (2005) and The Blood Drop Agenda (2011).
In 2008, Bailey participated in folk collective The Accidental, along with Hannah Caughlin, Stephen Cracknell and Sam Genders (formerly of Tunng). They released an album There Were Wolves on Thrill Jockey Records. In 2010, he released two solo EPs on Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records. Recorded entirely by Bailey and his guitar, the debut EP 2am Rough Tracks was released on 23 September, following its recording some weeks before. The EP consisted of "Your Heart's Not Safe", "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want". This was followed by a second three track EP So Down, Cold, released on 29 November, featuring the tracks; "Fool Boy", "Breaking Out" and "So Down, Cold". Bailey signed to Polydor Records earlier the same year.
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