Tom was originally set for a footballing career and played for Bedford Park Tigers, Luton Town and Stevenage before music beckoned. He's got a busy week ahead of him; debut album Lighting Matches is released today and next week he's planning to play a series of small towns in an attempt for the Guinness World Record of most gigs played in 12 hours.

As this year's World Cup kicked off, we met with Tom to talk about why it's the best thing in the football calendar. Listen now via iTunes.

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