Currls crowned winners of this year's Record Store Day Unsigned competition

Brighton garage rock trio Currls have been crowned the winners of this year's #RSDUnsigned competition.

The nationwide contest is run by Record Store Day and Breed Media, a music manufacturing and vinyl pressing platform which specialises in supporting emerging artists. It's designed to give talented unsigned and DIY artists the opportunity to win their music pressed on to vinyl. Previous winners have included Amy Fitz Doyley, Sister Cookie and Heavy Rapids.

Currls offer up a blend of raw garage rock and hard-hitting and fast-paced punk, and have been steadily making a name for themselves for the past few years, earning plays on BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6Music.

Lead vocalist and guitarist Holly Deanna said, “It feels surreal. It’s a real proud moment for us. We’ve put so much hard work into this project over the years and to get recognition in this way is truly incredible. It can feel impossible sometimes as a DIY artist to raise funding for things such as vinyl, so this gives us a massive opportunity to give something really special to our listeners and is definitely something we’ll never forget.”

This year's judging panel of music industry experts included:

●    Dan Smith – Lead Singer, Bastille 
●    Karen Emanuel – CEO, Key Production 
●    Nadia Khan – Founder, Woman in Ctrl
●    Martin Black – Record Store Owner, Spinning Discs 
●    Eva Davies – Artist and Label Manager, Come Play with Me

Currls have won their music pressed onto 500 vinyl records by Breed Media, as well as an exclusive mastering session at Abbey Road Studios courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins. They'll also be celebrating their amazing win by playing at Key Production's 331/3 birthday party this Thursday, 16 November. More ifnormation about their special vinyl release will be announced by Record Store Day and Breed Media over the coming months.