South Yorkshire Radio 1 stars The Sherlocks sign record deal

It's elementary! The Sherlocks are hitting the big time with record deal

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South Yorkshire's Radio 1 stars The Sherlocks have signed a record deal - bringing news of a long awaited debut album even closer.

The South Yorkshire band of brothers - singer songwriter Kiaran, his brother and drummer Brandon, guitarist Josh Davidson and his brother and bassist Andy - have signed with indie label Infectious Music.

It is part of former Sony owned BMG Rights Management, which looks after management of music publishing, recording rights and music distribution.

Also signed with London based Infectious Music are Alt-J, Drenge, Albert Hammond Jr, Leftfield, DMA'S The Temper Trap, Local Natives, The Acid and These New Puritans.

In an exclusive chat Brandon said: "We couldn't be more thrilled to have signed with Infectious Music - this is the best Christmas present we could have.

"We have some amazing plans for 2017 and we will be revealing more very soon."

It comes after they recently announced their biggest UK tour with three special Yorkshire homecoming dates early next year, including The Foundry, in Sheffield, on Friday, March 3. The following night they play Hull, on March 4, and York, on March 6.

There are no details yet of a much anticipated debut album, but with many thousands of social media followers and lots of Radio 1 airplay already behind their single releases, it is believed the album will smash high into the top of the charts - possible hitting the number one spot.

That would make them the Bolton-upon-Dearne quartet the biggest band to come out of South Yorkshire since the Arctic Monkeys.

The record deal announcement was made on the band's social media channels.

On Facebook and Twitter they said: PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE SIGNED A RECORD DEAL TO @INFECTIOUS_UK @BMGUK. Our journey has only just started. Big things are coming in 2017!

The Sherlocks have been building a solid live following and were the first unsigned band since Arctic Monkeys to sell out Sheffield's iconic Leadmill venue.

With great support from the likes of Steve Lamacq, Annie Mac and Huw Stephens, they are following the great tradition of guitar groups from their area.

The Sherlocks have drawn obvious comparisons from their influencers The Jam, The Clash and Arctic Monkeys but with unquenchable ambition they are intending to create their own unique sound and are already captivating new audiences.

They secured a much coveted support slot on the Libertine’s Arena Tour earlier this year, as well as festival slots at Reading, Leeds and Bestival amongst others,