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This British group is primarily the genesis of singer-songwriter Trevor Jones. In the mid-nineties, after dealing with co-producer Steve Davis, Wonder Mile self-released its debut recording Bike Theives in 1997. The duo added Les Nemes on bass, Trevor Smith on drums and Phil Smith on saxophone and keyboards. Tag Hornby …

Created by former members of Lansing-Dreiden in past due 2007, New York’s Violens derive their name from a combined mix of “violence” and “violins.” The music group, originally made up of Jorge Elbrecht (vocals, acoustic guitar), Iddo Arad (vocals, synthesizer), Ben Brantley (bass), and Kris Ruler (drums), performed its first …

A prolific, multifaceted singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who are able to juggle styles without losing some of his considerable pop acumen, Nick Krgovich is most beneficial known for his use the indie pop clothes No Children, Gigi, and P:ano. Centered out of Vancouver, English Columbia, Krgovich pulls from a deep well …

Though he never really had many hits, Thomas Dolby became probably one of the most recognizable numbers from the synth pop motion of early-’80s new wave. This is largely because of his skillful advertising. Dolby advertised himself as some sort of mad scientist, an egghead who experienced successfully harnessed the …

United kingdom pop group Frazier Chorus was shaped in Brighton, England by singer/keyboardist Tim Freeman, percussionist Michelle Allardyce, flutist Kate Holmes and clarinetist/programmer Chris Taplin. Originally dubbed Angling for Clouds, and later on Plop!, the quartet got the Frazier Chorus name from an American beseball coat owned by Allardyce; their …

Following a short solo job under both his have name as well as the moniker Tin Tin, Stephen Duffy come up with the Lilac Time period, which exchanged in his former synth pop excursions for pastoral, folky English pop strongly recalling Skylarking-era XTC. Joined up with by Mickey Harris, Nick …

Inspired by literature just as much as the preferred in Scottish pop, Glasgow’s the Poems feature former members of classic Scottish rings. Robert Hodgens (the Bluebells), Adrian Barry (the Great Fidelity), and Bobby Paterson (Like and Cash) were joined up with by vocalists Kerry Polwart and Amy Ogletree. The quintet …

Adolescent and Sexy’s boy-girl vocals, mild melodies, and fantastic arrangements pay accurate homage towards the Beatles while protecting them an area within the ranks of modern wonder popsters Contact & Response, Aislers Collection, Beulah, Gentle Waves, as well as the Customers. The roots of Youthful and Sexy lay in a …

Like their countrymen the Cardigans and Komeda, Sweden’s Cloudberry Jam drew from an eclectic pool of influences — the vintage Motown sound, cool jazz, a good hint of Latin American music — to hone their very own distinctive make of elegant, finely-textured lounge-pop. Shaped in the city of Hyperlinköping in …

Le Concorde may be the second group name adopted by singer/songwriter Stephen Becker, subsequent his previous 1, POSTOFFICE. Becker, a Northwestern University or college Ph.D. who was raised in Seattle, had two recording releases as POSTOFFICE, 1996’s Public Shows of Devotion and 2001’s Chris Stamey-produced Fables in Slang around the …