New Yorkshire was a musical movement identified by UK music magazine ''

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'' in 2005, in response to the success of

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

bands such as

Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, back ...

The Cribs The Cribs are a British indie rock band originally from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, that formed in 2001. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths guit ...

, and

Kaiser Chiefs Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, ''22'', in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation the band h ...

at the time. The bands cited by the magazine included

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guitar-based groups Milburn, Harrisons, Bromheads Jacket, and

The Long Blondes The Long Blondes are an English indie rock band formed in Sheffield in 2003 by Dorian Cox (lead guitar and keyboards), Reenie Hollis (real name Kathryn Hollis) (bass guitar and backing vocals), Emma Chaplin (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing ...

, and

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bands

The Pigeon Detectives The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell in Leeds, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. The band have released five albums from 2007 to present. They performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they we ...

Your Vegas Your Vegas was a British rock band from Leeds, England, formed by Coyle Girelli, Mat Steel, Jon Langford, Mal Taylor and Mark Heaton. Background The band started playing music together while attending Prince Henry's Grammar School in Otley, ...

The Research The Research were a band from Wakefield, England. The members were : Russell 'The Disaster' Searle (vocals/guitar/synthesizers), Georgia Lashbrook (bass/vocals/harmonica), and Sarah Williams (drums/vocals). Their songs - typically about themes o ...

, and Black Wire. ''NME'' identified new crossover genres developing in Leeds, which it described as "disco-punk" and "dance-metal".

¡Forward, Russia! ¡Forward, Russia! are an English rock band from Leeds, active from between 2004 and 2008, before reforming in 2013. The band's debut album, ''Give Me a Wall'', was released in 2006. Until 2006, the band only named tracks with numbers, in the ...

, and

The Sunshine Underground The Sunshine Underground (often shortened to TSU) were an English alternative dance band based in Leeds, England. Their style developed from indie, alternative to electronic music, and they released four full-length albums; '' Raise the Alarm ...

are examples of this. Other bands that fall into this genre include

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, O Fracas, The Defunct, Dead Disco, Stoney,

This Et Al This Et Al were an English alternative rock band, from Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Monkey Swallows the Universe Monkey Swallows the Universe (MSTU) were an acoustic/ indie band from Sheffield, England. Their sound has been described as " folk tinged" and "twee." MSTU were active from 2004 to 2008. They took their name from an episode of the Japanese T ...

Tiny Dancers Tiny Dancers were an English band formed in Sheffield by vocalist (and acoustic guitarist) David Kay, guitarist Chris "Ev" Etherington, bassist Dez Wathey, drummer Duncan "Zed" Morrison, and keyboardist (also percussionist and guitarist) David G ...

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, Bhuna,

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, Reverend and The Makers,

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, Letters and Colours, The Yell,

Smokers Die Younger Smokers Die Younger are a four-piece rock band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Their debut album opens with hardcore grunge rock and closes with avant-garde art-rock, taking in dub, country music, indie, and rock and roll. Career ...

, Champion Kickboxer, and One Night Only (from Ryedale, North Yorkshire). Various Yorkshire-based record labels have worked on DIY releases around the same time, including The Laundrette,

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, and Spoonjuice Records. The Leeds label

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was formed by ¡Forward, Russia!, and its February 2006 release, ''What We All Want'', showcased a number of New Yorkshire bands, including The Playmates, The Lodger, Bam Bam Francs and Voltage Union. The movement was in its prime between 2005 and 2008, where a number of the artists reached national recognition and were successful in the UK charts. However, many disbanded in the following years as they failed to achieve the long-term success seen by some of the more notable acts, with few bands from the region appearing in record charts in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

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English styles of music Music in Sheffield {{Music-genre-stub

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