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Sam Fender is the UK’s first politicised blue-collar solo rock act
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59% Informative
Sam Fender is the UK ’s first politicised blue-collar solo rock act.
He is a 30-year-old singer-songwriter who lived on benefits in North Shields before he made it big.
He returns to the north-east for his subjects, with just the right amount of guilt and imposter syndrome.
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40
Informative language
27
Neutral language
30
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
36
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possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
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not detected
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not detected
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medium-lived
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