Tag Archives: PJ Harvey

Crafting a mystical indie-rock appear that drew comparisons to Kate Bush and Björk, Bat for Lashes may be the task of Natasha Khan. Given birth to in to the Khan category of squash players — including her dad Rahmat and her grandfather Nasrullah — the half-Pakistani, half-English vocalist/songwriter relocated to …

Due to a printing mistake on Maxinquaye, Martina Topley-Bird offers often been known as “Martine,” one the unpredictable, low-profile, and confusion-loving vocalist/songwriter didn’t trouble correcting. The girl Vibe known as “the dark Dietrich of Soul” was raised in London and visited schools which were mainly white and middle income. Being …

Mexican singer/songwriter Julieta Venegas set up initially set up herself being a cutting-edge Latin choice artist through the past due ’90s, before her career shifted direction significantly with her third album, Sí (2003), a broadly attractive pop/rock effort graced with legitimate hits, including a few chart-toppers. In the wake of …

Although given birth to in Hawaii, singer/songwriter Sara Lov found her big break in LA, where she formed the dream pop duo Devics together with pianist Dustin O’Halloran. The group authorized with Bella Union, a U.K.-centered record label run by Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde, and relocated to Italy. Lov later …

Merging the heartfelt balladry of Hank Williams, the avant-garde vision of Igor Stravinsky and Captain Beefheart, as well as the hard-driving noises of Patti Smith, Sandy Dillon made a few of the most innovative music from the 1990s. Furthermore to highlighted recordings of her self-described “jazz-punk traditional western blues,” she’s …

Portland, OR’s Lion Fever features vocalist/guitarist Jennifer Pearl, bassist David Clifford, and drummer Kevin Garrison. In the summertime of 2002, Clifford, who takes on drums for Pleasure Forever and was previously a drummer for the VSS, Slaves, and Jim Sclavunos & the Vanity Arranged, approached Pearl, previously of the Shed …

While developing up in northern Sweden through the hey time of grunge, the four ladies of Sahara Hotnights needed something tangible to defeat the boredom to be teenagers. Normally, Maria Andersson (vocals/ guitars), Josephine Forsman (drums) and sisters Jennie Asplund (guitars), Johanna Asplund (bass) produced a music group. They were …

After witnessing the energy of her brother’s band, Engine Straight down, vocalist Maura Davis decided she as well wished to try her hand at rock & move. Becoming a member of her for Denali in springtime 2000 were sibling Keeley Davis (synth/bass), ex-Lazycain member Cam DiNunzio (acoustic guitar), and Jonathan …

Coming to rock and roll and experimental music from a complex, interesting record (both her parents had been FBI brokers; her upbringing in the South included such components of intense American religious faith as snake-handling ceremonies; and before her immediate participation in music she participated in “unorthodox sex function,” to …

50 Feet Wave took form following the release of Throwing Muses’ second self-titled album, in 2003. Although trio do contain two previous members of this group — tireless vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Kristin Hersh and bassist Bernard Georges — an attempt was created from the beginning to help make the parting of both …