New Yorkshire

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New Yorkshire is a musical movement identified by UK music magazine NME in 2005, in response to the success of Yorkshire bands such as Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs and Kaiser Chiefs.

The bands cited by the magazine included Sheffield bands Milburn, Harrisons, Bromheads Jacket, and The Long Blondes, and Leeds bands ¡Forward, Russia!, The Sunshine Underground, The Pigeon Detectives, Your Vegas, The Research and Black Wire.

Other bands that fall into this genre include Buen Chico, Stable, O Fracas, The Defunct, Dead Disco, Stoney, This Et Al, The Ivories, Monkey Swallows the Universe, Tiny Dancers, Little Man Tate, Bhuna, Solar Powered Butterflies, Reverend and The Makers, Duels, Little Ze, and One Night Only (from Ryedale, North Yorkshire).

The Sheffield bands included in the scene are often guitar-based groups, such as Milburn. Other popular guitar-based Sheffield bands include Bromheads Jacket, Little Man Tate, Reverend and The Makers and Arctic Monkeys.

NME identified new crossover genres developing in Leeds, which it described as "disco-punk" and "dance-metal". ¡Forward, Russia!, and The Sunshine Underground are examples of this. Another new genre developing in Leeds is that of 'Surf Pop' which is typified by Buen Chico.

Various Yorkshire-based record labels have worked on DIY releases up and around at the same time, including The Laundrette, Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation and Spoonjuice Records.

The Leeds label Dance to the radio was formed by ¡Forward, Russia! and its recent release "What We All Want" showcases a number of New Yorkshire bands, including The Playmates, The Lodger, Bam Bam Francs and Voltage Union.