He�s got form
too: Tom grew up in the county of Derbyshire and began making music as a teenager. In 2016 he released his debut EP �Probably Nothing� which was predominantly acoustic. Then
influenced heavily by his love for electronic music
Tom further went on to develop his unique style of production
evolving through a string of self-released singles until he arrived at his debut album
�Definitely Something� in 2017. Niji Magazine decided that: �Shawcroft encompasses an ensemble of elements such as blues-inspired guitar riffs and drum and bass-inspired rhythm sections to contribute to his unique electronic sound.�

Throw in recent supports with Big Narstie at London Cargo and Young Monarch in Nottingham Rough Trade and add the fact that Tom�s excellent �Cool Kids� track soundtracked the Monologues campaign at BBC�s Biggest Weekend and this is a man obviously on the move. This singular approach to creating music could well stem from the moment when an ailing 13 year-old Tom was rushed to the High Dependency Unit in his local hospital where he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes � the very worst kind. But there was an upside: �Around my diagnosis I remember hearing artists on the radio who did it all themselves � wrote
recorded and produced their own songs from their bedroom. I remember thinking that I could do that. I loved the thought of being in a band
but when I got home I always had a feeling that music was my thing.

�It was how I dealt with that was going on in my life. I started writing happy
cheerful music to bring myself up. Then I realised I could make sad music
and it could be an even more powerful help when I�m feeling low.�

Tom Shawcroft�s �Darling� is the second release as part of the enervating A&R collaboration between fierce panda records and ReverbNation
whereby fully signed-up members of the ReverbNation community can put their songs forward for the chance of a fierce panda release. The first fruits of this labour of alt.pop love was the achingly gorgeous �Dive� single by LA songstress Cuesta Loeb
released back in February �18. A third ReverbNation / fierce panda A&R campaign is set to launch any summertime day now.