The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For FreeA Grand Dont Come For Freeemerged two years after their breakthrough debut album and The Streets had already become an international phenomenon. This time around, Mike Skinner constructed an album with an on going narrative that was by turns hilarious, touching and energising.Dry Your Eyesbecame The Streets first number 1 single, whileFit But You Know ItandBlinded By The Lightsboth hit the Top 10.

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muted house basslines and a love of shuffling garage that can be traced all the way back to the time of Start Breaking My Heart which are

affirming his timeless appeal

Hotter Than Fire

the song’s bright melody dancing over a refrain of “disarray

And it‰۪s not just for Asylums ‰ÛÒ this album has secured Cool Thing a distribution deal with Brighton‰۪s Republic Of Music

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" So whether it's the foreboding garage rock of the title track

this was their first exposure to the small world of electronic music

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