Have we reached peak shanty yet? You might think that Nickelback getting involved is the death knell. But seemingly not, as the latest TikTok fad is still resulting in deals aplenty.Today it’s the turn of The Longest Johns, who hit the UK top 40 on Friday with their version of nineteenth century song ‘Soon May The Wellerman Come’.
They’ve just been snapped up by Universal imprint Decca and booking agency UTA.The band made it to number 37 in last week’s singles chart, thanks to postman Nathan Evans’ viral version of the song.
That TikTok video also saw Evans sign to another Universal imprint, Polydor, last week, and his full recording of the shanty is set to make it to the top five this week.As well as their new label signing, The Longest.
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