Paul Weller is backing a new campaign from the music community, helping independent record stores during the current coronavirus crisis by encouraging customers to continue to shop online with their favourite record shops.

Artists and music lovers are invited to share posts on social media 'explaining what independent stores mean to them, with the hashtag #LoveRecordStores', and Weller commented 'I’d be lost without my favourite record shops; Rough Trade, Soul Jazz, Honest Johns and all the other independents. Let’s all keep them all going in this very strange time. Music will lift our spirits and soothe our souls. Love to everyone'.