For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here The niece and nephew of comic legend Steve Coogan have launched a new band.
Mary Joanna and Will Coogan - daughter and son of musician and DJ Martin Coogan, formerly of the Mock Turtles - have teamed up with Stephen Evans, Mary Joanna’s fiance - to form a electro-inspired trio Mary Joanna .
The band, with Mary Joanna on vocals, Will on bass and Stephen on guitar, have been compared with everyone from The Carpenters to Goldfrapp and have just released their first single, FADE (Tired Eyes).
Despite only forming in October, they have already gathered a following on the Manchester music scene through numerous headline gigs.
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