Sam Fender’s brother Liam releases his debut single

© press image Liam 60.jpg Sam Fender’s older brother Liam Fender has released his debut single. The long-time musician released ‘Love Will Conquer’ on Friday (28 October). The track is accompanied by a semi-autobiographical music video filmed in North Shields, and starring the actor Jacob Anderton.News of the single comes with the announcement of Liam’s first ever hometown show at Riverside in Newcastle on Thursday 8 December.The song’s ‘universal message of togetherness, belief in better times, and the importance of connection has only grown more poignant amid the turbulence of recent years’, Liam said on the new single.’Love Will Conquer’ is an optimistic take on the world, with the video showing Anderton working during the day and then performing to uninterested audiences in the evenings. Liam himself also features in the video singing in the pub scattered between shots of Anderton.’It’s a story that a lot of people in the North East scene know well, as they slog away, trying to get their music out there and doing the gigs that they have to in order to pay the bills,’ the singer told NME. Inspired by the likes of Richard Hawley, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and John Martyn, Liam says music is instinctive to him, stating: ‘I haven’t chosen to do this, it’s just in my DNA.’Liam’s brother, Sam Fender was originally spotted by Ben Howard’s manager while playing a song in the Low Lights Tavern pub that he worked at in North Shields. He has gone on to achieve great success, including a performance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage this year. From news to politics, travel to sport, culture to climate – The Independent has a host of free newsletters to suit your interests. To find the stories you want to read, and more, in your inbox, click here. Halloween enthusiast decorates house with 30ft skeleton arms to celebrate spooky holiday A Halloween enthusiast has built two 30ft skeleton arms and attached them to his home for the spooky season.Self-taught builder Alan Perkins, 37, is known by neighbours for his extravagant home displays, and this year was no different.Each hand is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide, attached to a 22ft arm that bends around the property. Source: SWNS The Independent Lightning bolt strikes in sea off Dorset coast amid heavy rain and thunderstorms Rare footage shows the moment a lightning bolt slammed into the sea off the English coast.The footage taken off Portland, Dorset, shows a massive arc of lightning hit and light up the stormy seas at around 15:15 on Sunday (23/10).Experts at NASA estimate that despite 70% of the earth being covered by water, just 2% of lightning strikes occur over water.Source: SWNS The Independent Moment woman reunites with beloved pet cat six years after it went missing A cat that has been missing for six years has finally been reunited with his owners after being presumed dead.The black cat, named ‘Jimi Hendrix’, is back with his family after a rescue charity scanned his microchip and used Facebook to reunite them. Jimi’s owner, Joanna Farmer, presumed he had died many years ago, after he escaped from a friend’s open window in Torquay, Devon, in August 2016. Source: SWNS The Independent Continue Reading Show full articles without “Continue Reading” button for {0} hours. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Visit site Send MSN Feedback Please give an overall site rating: Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new window