When Liam O’Donnell sings, “If it’s meant to be/The universe is gonna throw it back to me/ its just how I feel,” in single Chemicals, it’s a sentiment he truly believes in. It’s the thought that took him from Leeds to London and all the way to Los Angeles where, with his pop-soul four-piece Various Cruelties, he’s recorded an album that’s set to mark him out as one of the one of 2012’s brightest stars.

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