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The team behind the Salford-based arts festival celebrate independent grassroots music culture and the 'other' with an hour of eclectic music from the city's best emerging artists. A sneak peak at their favourite acts on this year's lineup including punk trio Mandy, Indiana and drum and bass vocalist Grove, plus a look back at their most treasured almuni such as poet saxophonist Alabaster DePlume and experimental rock outfit Black Country, New Road. This May marks the return of Sounds From The Other City after the festival's four year hiatus.

Established in 2004 and proudly based within Salford, the often overlooked ‘other city’ to Manchester, Sounds sees music, performance and visual art embedded within pubs, churches, warehouses and artist studios as well as spilling into the city streets themselves. Referred to affectionately by the local creative community as "Salford Christmas", a deep sense of experimentation, opennness and inclusivity runs through the event.