Tag Archives: 2005 in London

Atmospheric British indie pop group the xx shaped in London across the talents of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, Baria Qureshi, and Jamie Smith, when the bandmembers were even now in senior high school. Captivating and awesome, the group cites affects that have huge variations from R&B (Aaliyah and Rihanna) …

There is a heart-on-sleeve immediacy towards the indie rock and roll of Officer Kicks, a southeast London quartet formed by school friends Jamie Scallion about vocals, Jamie Fisher about acoustic guitar, Keith Wickham about drums, and Michael Skorjanec about bass. Changing their name from Mogul in 2005, the music group …

A North London quartet that formed around 2005, Operahouse (Johnny Lloyd — vocals and acoustic guitar, Alexander Kaines — acoustic guitar and vocals, Jimmy Cratchley — bass, and Ben Niblett — drums) released their 1st single, “Guy NEARBY,” to great response, earning plaudits and airplay from such channels as BBC …