A song by two Oldham brothers about their hometown has gone viral, become Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park home anthem and has caught the eye of some big UK rappers, including N-Dubz's Dappy and Aitch.

The Two Connors, made up of brothers, Callum Connor, 31, and Danny Connor, 32, have been making music since they were children from their home in Derker.

The indie pop duo dropped their first track, Oldham Lowlife, last year which landed the pair a trip to London to meet with studio producers, Sony Entertainment.

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Now, the brothers have released their latest song, Oldham Cobbled Roads, which has amassed more than 130,000 views and has even been picked as Latics' home anthem at Boundary Park.

However, the pair have even caught the attention of some celebrity names in the music industry from far beyond the borough, all in less than two weeks since the release was dropped.

The Two Connors promoter says Manchester rapper, Aitch, and London rapper, Devlin, have both been keeping a close eye on the pair's Instagram stories while N-Dubz's frontman, Dappy, shared his thoughts on the song in a video.

Oldham Cobbled Roads is about wanting to escape the "rat race" of life at work and wanting to "go back home" to Oldham, their family and friends, and to those "Oldham cobbled roads".

Callum said:  "It's about feeling as though your normal 9-to-5 job, in the warehouse or digging up roads or whatever, can be soul-draining.

"It's about wanting to go home to your loved ones and escaping that little rat race where you're stuck in the system."

The brothers invited the whole town to feature in the cinematic music video, directed by Ron Nengese, which contains birdseye drone footage of Oldham and some of the town's landmarks, such as the war memorial and church, as well as more than 100 familiar faces walking and dancing through the town centre.

The London rapper and singer, Dappy, sent the Two Connors a video reacting to the song, where he could be seen tapping his foot, turning the volume up and singing along to the words.

Dappy said: "It makes me feel very warm.

"I love the feeling - back to those Oldham cobbled roads.

"Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go - I swear that's from Snow White!

"Well done, well done."

@twoconnors Dappy is feeling Oldham Cobbled Roads, we are greatfull. #oldham #oldhamcobbledroads #music #art #dappy #ndubz #twoconnors #fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #fy #brothers #uk ♬ original sound - Two Connors

The rapper also wrote to the pair, saying: "You two have something wholesome about you.

"I've watched Oldham (Cobbled Roads) a million times - it's addictive.

"I love the relationship you two have.

"It makes me want to appreciate my loved ones."

The song even caught the attention of a US-based producer and singer-songwriter, Calettomusic, who posted a review and reaction to the song on TikTok.

Caletto said in his review the melody was "really catchy" and sounded "like a really good high-quality pop song".

 

@twoconnors Great honest review from @Caletto 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 #twoconnors #Oldham #oldhamcobbledroads #fypシ #fyp #music #musicreview #ukmusic #art #like #foryou ♬ original sound - Two Connors

 

The TikTok star added: "It had a nice guitar in the background, a nice half-step kick-snare pattern, it really kept high energy going throughout the entire song."

When reviewing the lyrics, he said it could have a "deeper meaning to Oldham" but confessed he has "no idea" about the UK.

However, he added: "I think it's about being put in a position you don't like and just reminiscing about the time in the past, where you once were."

As for the mix, the producer said he felt there wasn't a need for "that harsh autotune on their voice", saying: "Their voices had pretty good clarity already and if anything, all that harsh autotune did was make it harder to hear exactly what they were saying because sometimes it was pitch correcting a little too aggressively".

He added: "Other than that, the kicks were really punchy, it had a nice inclusion of the guitar and their voices were really clear as well - other than that auto-tune."

In his verdict, he gave the song a "solid" rating of 7.8 out of 10.

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