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Growing upon his psychedelic-inclined, ’70s-styled single albums, Devendra Banhart recruited Priestbird percussionist Greg Rogove in 2008 for the medial side task Megapuss. The Los Angeles-based duo premiered in June that yr at L.A.’s Hammer Museum. Unique materials plus an abstract cover of Tears for Concerns’ “Everybody Really wants to Guideline …

New York-based musician Meredith Godreau devised the pseudonym Gregory & the Hawk in 2003 as a way to escape the media stereotypes that often accompany feminine singer/songwriters. Godreau is certainly equally efficient on electric guitar, piano, and violin, and her house recordings discovered an market on the web, spawning numerous …

Originally called Slainte, the London-based Irish rock sextet Bible Code Sundays changed their name if they began composing their own songs instead of within the classics. Fronted by Ronan MacManus (sibling of Declan MacManus, better referred to as Elvis Costello), the music group also offers the skills of Andy Nolan …

JAPAN psychedelic pop group Water Fai were founded in Osaka in 2002 by Yuko Kureyama (guitar, vocals), Yumi Norimoto (guitar, vocals), Makiko Toba (bass, vocals), and Mayumi Ennaka (keyboards). (Single male organ Tadahiko Aono became a member of on drums by 2007.) The four ladies gave their 1st performance as …

A classical crossover vocal group that gained preliminary recognition provided their formation on Facebook, Blake acquired broader attention in 2007 if they were tapped to become included on “Globe in Union,” the state theme song from the Britain rugby team before that year’s Rugby Globe Cup. Associates Ollie Banes (tenor), …

Starting out beneath the head-turning moniker Starfucker, STRFKR are an indie pop/indie electro group made up of Sexton Blake’s Josh Hodges, Junkface’s Ryan Bjornstad, and Mr. Fredrick’s Shawn Glassford. After key songwriter Hodges came back to Portland, Oregon carrying out a four-year stint in NEW YORK, he released two Sexton …

Boston, Massachusetts-based Interest Pit began being a one-man task of vocalist and songwriter Michael Angelakos to make a Valentine’s Day present for his partner. The present, an EP entitled Chunk of Modification, soon finished up in the hands of close friends and acquaintances, who had been enthralled with the task. …

The slick, freewheeling pop/rock from the Like Willows is crafted by former teen pop vocalist Wish Partlow and singer/songwriter Ryan Wilson. Partlow agreed upon her first agreement being a 14-year-old, climbing aboard the Virgin Information roster in 2002 and launching her debut record 2 yrs afterwards. She spent the summertime …

Going for a break from her responsibilities as vocalist and keyboardist for Australia’s Decoder Band, songwriter Lenka Kripac relocated to LA and started crafting eclectic, atmospheric pop tunes under her forename. Her single material required its cues from performers like Jem and Björk, with Lenka pitting her breathy vocals against …

This UK-based hip-hop soul act was formed by Ricky Fabulous (guitar) and DJ Modest (decks), who was simply playing live sets for the London club for several years before an opportunity ending up in vocalist Kathrin deBoer prompted these to launch a far more song-based project in the beginning of …