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Once referred to as a provider of “great vibes” to a bunch of punk-era performers just like the Clash, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric, as well as the B-52’s, Jock Scot established himself in the ’80s and ’90s simply because sort of raconteur rock and roll poet using a wry, boho …

Created in Sweden in 2001 and conceived as an indie rock and roll solo task, Tiger Lou may be the creation of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rasmus Kellerman, who required the name of his take action from a figure in the Corey Yuen film Fong Sai Yuk. Tiger Lou’s 1st …

The Phantom Band’s history is among anarchy and mystery, filled with relentless name changes (Les Crazy Boyz, Tower of Young ladies, Robert Redford, Robert Louis Stevenson, etc.), obscure cassette and CDR produces, and multiple aspect gigs. By 2009’s Checkmate Savage nevertheless, the group appeared to choose both a name and …

The Metallic Hearts feature multi-instrumentalists Anar Badalov and Flora Wolpert-Checknoff. Once opponents in senior high school, Badalov and Wolpert-Checknoff internalized such animosity for any competitive, creative romantic relationship. Both started composing songs during university. Badalov was going to Rhode Island University in Providence while Wolpert-Checknoff was their studies at Concordia …

United kingdom urban-folk trio Hefner traced their root base to 1992, when singer/guitarist Darren Hayman met drummer Antony Harding as the two were attending art college in Kent; relocating to London 2 yrs later, they afterwards added bassist John Morrison, documenting their 1996 debut one “Another Better Friend” simply the …

Originally regarded as a side project to enjoy during time faraway from his main band, Looper was formed at that time Belle and Sebastian bassist Stuart David to get a show on the Glasgow School of Artwork in 1997. The samples-based indie digital project soon required on a existence of …

Producing music equally influenced by the English folk of Fairport Convention and Bert Jansch as well as the volatile, textural rock and roll of My Bloody Valentine, Gravenhurst was the brainchild of singer/multi-instrumentalist Nick Talbot. In the middle-’90s, Talbot was therefore taken using the desire pop motion that he relocated …

Formed in past due 1997 in NORTH PARK, the Dark Heart Procession have already been referred to as beautifully bleak and brooding indie rock and roll having a dark part. Lyrically coming in contact with on the melancholy part of human being nature, the five-piece music group is appropriately called …

In 2003, Malcolm Middleton, the person in Scottish indie pop group Arab Strap regularly acknowledged with “the majority of things musical,” released the cumbersomely entitled single album 5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcoholic beverages John Nicotine, issued through Chemikal Underground. It had been the start of a prolific single profession for the …

The Scotland Lawn Gospel Choir, an indie pop ensemble hailing from Chicago, could very well be the furthest thing from an evangelistic singing group. Founded by university graduates with area of expertise levels in music, the music group took form in summertime 2001 when Ellen O’Hayer (cello/bass) and Welsh-born Elia …