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The Paddingtons’ Tom Atkin goes solo: “Some of bandmates don’t get why I’m into Post Malone, but I can’t help it!”
The Paddingtons, were one of the biggest names in the 2000s’ homegrown guitar scene. Signed by legendary indie impresario Alan McGee, they toured with everyone from The Libertines to The Cribs before disappearing in a puff of smoke in the early 2010s.Now, a decade after the last Paddingtons release, frontman Tom Atkin has launched his solo project, with the brilliantly scrappy and trappy ‘Lil Fucker’ – the first track from a forthcoming EP of the same name, released November 9.We gave him a call at his home in north London to ask where the hell he’s been and what happens next – as well his love of Post Malone and the term ‘indie landfil’…Tom: “I think lockdown definitely did play a part.
