Ten Tonnes
Sun-drenched indie rock with raspy vocals and infectious guitar hooks. High-energy anthems for road trips, festivals, and shaking off the work week.
Sun-drenched indie rock with raspy vocals and infectious guitar hooks. High-energy anthems for road trips, festivals, and shaking off the work week.
Ten Tonnes, the stage name of Ethan Barnett, emerged in the mid-2010s as a significant voice in the UK indie-pop scene. Often noted for his familial connection to George Ezra, Barnett quickly established a distinct identity characterized by a more guitar-centric, high-energy approach than his brother's folk-pop leanings.
His sound is deeply rooted in the lineage of British guitar music, drawing from the melodic sensibilities of the 60s beat groups and the anthemic energy of 2000s indie rock. His debut eponymous album (2019) was a critical and commercial success, solidifying his place among peers like The Snuts and Sea Girls. Over his career, Barnett has transitioned from the raw, EP-driven energy of his early work to the more sophisticated production of 'Dancing, Alone' (2023). Despite announcing the conclusion of the Ten Tonnes project in 2025, his catalog remains a definitive example of late-2010s British indie, praised for its tight songwriting, infectious hooks, and the unique textural quality of his raspy vocals.
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