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The atmospheric pop music group the Chameleons formed in Manchester, Britain, in 1981 in the ashes of several regional groups: vocalist/bassist Tag Burgess began using the Cliches, guitarists Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding arrived in the Years, and drummer John Lever (who quickly replaced founding member Brian Schofield) originated using …

The Irish guitar pop ironists A RESIDENCE formed in Dublin in 1985 through the remnants of the group Last Chance. Made up of the primary trio of vocalist Dave Couse, guitarist Fergal Bunbury and bassist Martin Healy and frequently aided by satellite television people Dave Dawson (drums), David Morrissey (keyboards) …

Bassist, lyricist, and occasional lead singer using the long-running U.K. rock-band Manic Road Preachers, Nicky Wire is definitely known for his determination to provoke an viewers with the switch of a expression, and after many years of exhibiting this talent using the Manics, he’s released a solo profession to provide …

Robyn Hitchcock is among England’s most long lasting modern singer/songwriters and live performers. Despite having been persistently top quality as eccentric or quirky for a lot of his profession, Hitchcock has continuing to build up his whimsical repertoire, deepen his surreal catalog, and broaden his devoted viewers beyond the limitations …

Having a name echoing Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club, The Hong Kong Dragon Club is a loose affiliation of studio music artists in Hong Kong, who play sessions for a full time income and also have informally dubbed themselves by their group name for after-hours jamming. Maker K.K. Wong offered …

A veteran from the Australian music picture, having completed stints being a helping guitarist and key pad participant for the Lucksmiths, the Simpletons, the Deerhunters, and Mick Thomas, singer/songwriter Darren Hanlon officially stepped from his very own in 1999. A alluring and smart songwriter, drawing evaluations to Evan Dando and …

Led by Montana native Colin Meloy, the Decemberists create theatrical, hyper-literate pop songs that attract heavily from past due-’60s Uk folk functions like Fairport Convention and Pentangle as well as the early-’80s college rock and roll grandeur from the Waterboys and R.E.M. The band’s preliminary lineup also included drummer Ezra …

The lead singer and bassist for Australian psychedelic pop/rockers the Church, Steve Kilbey began a solo career using the 1986 Australian release of Unearthed. In the beginning, his single work was even more experimental and textured compared to the Church’s fairly simple pop. As he continuing to record sporadically like …

Best known like a co-founder (with Chris Miller, aka Rat Scabies) from the punk music group the Damned, Raymond Burns up, aka Captain Sensible, is among the most beguiling and talented people to emerge from the punk period. Ironically, he by no means sought another profession from that from the …

The Soft Children have ended up being perhaps one of the most influential bands in shaping contemporary alternative music, though few are completely acquainted with the quirky band’s legacy. Produced in Cambridge, Britain in 1976 over the heels from the punk trend, the Soft Children eschewed the three-chord nihilism of …