A STUDENT band is celebrating their moment in the limelight after being played on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Burnley College Sixth Form Centre student band The Lounge Society have been tipped for the top by the digital station's Lauren Laverne.

All four Year 12 students study both A Level and Advanced Level music courses, having met while students at Calder Vale High School and hailing from Hebden Bridge.

Described as a ‘post-punk group’ by New Sounds magazine, The Lounge Society is made up of Archie Drewit on drums, Cameron Davey on vocals, guitar and bass, Hani Paskin-Hussain and Herbie May on guitar and bass.

Mr Hussain said: “We launched our debut single Generation Game a few months ago as a limited vinyl release and it sold out in just two days, encouraging us to double the copies printed.

“All our work is original and we’ve been compared to Northern ’80s band The Fall.

“In fact, Lauren Laverne said our single was ‘like a whole Fall album in one track’ after playing it frequently on air.”

Music tutor at Burnley College Sixth Form Centre, Karl Eden, said: “I’m incredibly proud of them.

“It’s every music student’s dream to make it big and at Burnley College we aim to make dreams come true.

“You can’t have a better vote of confidence than an endorsement from someone like Lauren Laverne, a highly-respected musician, DJ and TV presenter. We wish them every success and are sure they will be names to look out for in future in the highly-competitive music industry.”

The Lounge Society is due to play their first headline tour towards the end of 2020, with dates booked across the UK. Currently, the band are having to stop touring as the coronavirus lockdown continues.

Mr Hussain said: “We’ve had to put some of our plans on hold due to Covid-19 but we’re hopeful we will be touring by the end of this year. We’ve already had some experience performing in Manchester, Leeds and London so we’ve had a taste of tour-life and are now really keen to get on the road.”

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