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Called after a figure in the Brendan Behan book Borstal Youngster, the South London-based electro-pop trio Chew up Lip area features singer Tigs, whose tone of voice has been in comparison to Beth Ditto, Karen O, as well as Liza Minnelli, and multi-instrumentalists Can Sanderson and Adam Watkins. The group …

The darkly stylish electronic/post-punk threesome Thieves Like Us are named for the 1984 New Purchase song (instead of the 1974 Robert Altman film), plus they take a lot more than simply their moniker from Manchester’s darkly stylish electronic/post-punk pioneers. Their well-timed, ’80s-indebted approach offers garnered comparisons to varied dance-pop acts …

Similarly cute and confrontational, Fresh York’s brash synth pop outfit Heartsrevolution features Leyla “Lo” Safai, Ben Pollock, and drummer Terry Campbell, who joins the duo for concert events. Acquiring their name from “Her Jazz,” a melody with the riot grrrl music group Huggy Keep, the group’s roots date back again …