Andy Burnham, the New Prime Minister of the UK, is a proud lover of guitar-driven music.

Burnham turned Prime Minister on 20 July 2026, taking up the function after the resignation of Kier Starmer. Talking to The Quietus in 2022 (when he was Mayor of Larger Manchester), which has been newly re-shared by Louder, Burnham explored his admiration of “guitar bands” and his most treasured albums.

Within the interview, Burnham picked data from The Beatles, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, and hailed George Greatest, the 1987 debut file by Leeds-based indie band The Marriage ceremony Current, as “the head of guitar music.”

He stated: “I performed this to dying. I beloved it and it had every thing for me. I really like guitar bands, if there’s something I’ve at all times beloved it’s hovering guitar bands and George Greatest is the form of album that does that higher than something.

“I really like David Gedge’s model, that barely conversational, matter-of-fact factor. Everybody Thinks He Appears to be like Daft, it’s simply nice. It’s been a relentless, I beloved it after I first heard it and nonetheless do.”

Within the piece, Burnham additionally praised The Strokes’ Is This It? and The Pogues’ Rum Sodomy & The Lash. He additionally shared his love of The Smiths, particularly their 1984 compilation album Hatful of Hole.

“I keep in mind everybody at college happening about The Smiths on Prime Of The Pops. It was an enormous factor when that occurred, and somebody took a file to highschool and advised me to take it house, it was Hatful Of Hole. Then I keep in mind shopping for it at Piccadilly Information. I listened to that to dying. It was the primary indie file I ever purchased,” he stated.

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Rachel started writing for Guitar.com in 2021 whereas ending up her diploma. A proud DIY guitarist, she has been enjoying for over 10 years and has written for the likes of Kerrang!, The Forty-5, and MusicTech. An enjoyer of all issues heavy, you’ll discover her at a competition or downtuning her guitars when away from her desk.