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In a nutshell: “I'm not going to play football unless I can play with Pele.” So said David Steele (ex-Fine Young Cannibals and The Beat) when embarking on his search for a soul singer to realise his dreams. After a ten-year search (when you've sold as many albums as FYC you can afford to be picky) he washed up in New Orleans where he met Jonte Short. Fried is the result.

Imagine if you will: God's own chorus getting down and dirty in the French Quarter, shortly before Katrina came calling…