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Scotland-based indie pop ensemble Zoey Van Goey shaped in Glasgow in 2006. Featuring the abilities of keyboardist/vocalist Kim Moore, guitarist Michael John McCarthy, and drummer Matt Brennan, the music group released the one “Foxtrot Vandals,” made by Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch, in 2007. The follow-up one, “Sweethearts in Disguise,” …

Created in Brooklyn, NY, Group Genius was an eight-member group that specialised in uptempo indie rock and roll. Their debut EP, Hooray, received a fair quantity of applause from your underground music press, and drew evaluations to such titles as Arcade Open fire and Pet Collective.

Mexican indie rock-band Chikita Violenta shaped when the group met in senior high school in 2000. Luis Arce, Andrés Velasco, Esteban Suarez, and Armando David created their self-titled debut independently in 2003, and recruited maker Dave Newfeld (Damaged Social Picture, Super Furry Pets, Los Campesinos!) for his or her second …

Much like fellow Glaswegian dance-rocker Franz Ferdinand, stylish art-poppers Mom & the Addicts carved themselves a good small niche in the brand new wave revival scene by combining their eclectic tastes (Fifty percent Man Fifty percent Biscuit, Orange Juice, the Fall) using the sounds of mainstream ’80s radio staples (Duran …

Cats burning, a shambling Finnish twee group whose nostalgic music nod towards the Smiths, the marriage Present, as well as the Orchids, thanks a lot in no little part to business lead vocalist Mattias Bjorkas’ warbly, Morrissey-esque croon, formed in Vasa, Finland, in 2001. The group underwent many lineup shifts …

Hailing from Brighton, the high-energy indie rock-band Shrag shaped in 2004. Composed of Helen Ruler (vocals, keyboards), Stephanie Goodman (vocals, keyboards), Leigh Anne Walter (vocals, drums), Bob Dark brown (vocals, electric guitar), and Russell Warrior (bass), the music group began playing displays and soon captured the hearing of indie label …

Made up of multi-instrumentalists Dhani Harrison (son lately Beatle George Harrison) and Oliver Hecks, London-based duo thenewno2 (pronounced “the brand new number 2”) successfully blend the late-period experimental pop from the Fab Four using the ambient electronics of Brian Eno as well as the split is better than of Massive …

Mexican indie pop trio Hi there Seahorse!, originally made up of Denise Gutiérrez (aka Vanil’la Encounter and Lo Blondo), Oro de Neta, and Bonnz!, began piecing together their first recordings in the first 2000s. Their debut full-length, …As well as the Jellyfish Parade, arrived in 2006; a mini-album, Hoy a …

Made up of Patrick, Roxanne, Graeme, and Andy Friendly (all previous associates of likeminded indie pop teams Bricolage, the Royal We, and Dot to Dot), Glasgow’s Sexy Children developed a luminous twee sound that nodded to seminal indie pop outfits like Talulah Gosh and Dolly Mixture. The band’s debut 7″ …

U.K. indie collective Bearsuit combine punk, disco, and pop into an infectious and dynamic art rock and roll stew filled with outlandish stage equipment. Created in 2001, the group includes Cerian Hamer (violin/cornet/percussion), Lisa Horton (vocals/keyboards/accordion/percussion), Matt Hutchings (drums/percussion), Matthew Moss (bass), Jan Robertson (flute/acoustic guitar/percussion), and Iain Ross (vocals/electric …