The Correspondents were a British electro swing duo based in London, formed by vocalist and MC Ian Bruce and producer Tim Cole in 2007.
[4] The band played at major festivals such as WOMAD,[5] Glastonbury,[6] Bestival,[7] Boomtown and Secret Garden Party.
[8] Their song "Fear and Delight" was used as the theme tune to BBC Three comedy Crims.
The project was retired on 20 October 2020 after Bruce published a status on The Correspondents' Facebook page stating that Cole had died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism a few days prior.
[9][10] The band was included in The Telegraph's top 10 Glastonbury highlights two years in a row[11][12] and has also been featured in Rob da Bank's 2-hour Electro Swing Special on BBC Radio 1.