BLACKBURN crossover act Big Fluff have taken a step closer to the big time after signing a record deal.

Sources close to the band revealed they clinched the three-album deal with record label Bizarre last week.

The band, comprising Matt Cousins on vocals, Kyle Sadler on turntables, Lee Brotherstone on bass, Ben Clough on guitar, Jamie Grime on drums and percussionist Andy Manley?, have been told to not to talk about the deal by the record company.

The group recently won a band competition at Blackburn's Cellar Bar.

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