The Levellers (band)

The Levellers are a popular English band that plays Folk-rock or Indie rock influenced by Punk and traditional English music.They are based in Brighton England where they were founded in 1988. They took their name from Levellers, a radically democratic faction of Oliver Cromwells New Model Army, but the name is also a reference to 'The Level', an area of Brighton around a flat trangular green in the centre of hilly Brighton, where members of the band used to live. Strongly interested and outspoken about green anarchism issues the band have built up a strong and devoted fanbase, despite being nearly universally ignored by mainstream critics. The band have been spokespeople for a number of issues including campaining against the Criminal Justice Act and various anti-capitalist and environmental issues.

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Folk-rock - Indie rock - Punk - Traditional English music - Brighton - England - 1988 - Levellers - Oliver Cromwell - New Model Army - Green anarchism - Criminal Justice Act - Anti-capitalist - Environmental

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