The scene some journalists grouped Distant Cousins with developed in what area of the United Kingdom in the late 1980s? 
Distant Cousins:  Some journalists grouped them with the Madchester scene, though the music was a blend of soul and pop. Madchester: Madchester is a music and cultural scene that developed in the Manchester area of the United Kingdom in the late 1980s, in which artists merged alternative rock with acid house culture and other sources, including psychedelia and 1960s pop.
Manchester