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Essentially a solo vehicle for Flemish singer/songwriter Gunther Verspecht, this Belgian indie rock outfit scored among the biggest-selling singles from the decade within their homeland with 2004’s “Sadness” spending an unbelievable 33 weeks around the chart. Following a launch of their debut recording, Rock and roll ‘N’ Roll Display, a …

Hornet Leg’s many incarnations add a four-track single task, an art-noise duo, and a punk trio, but Chris Sutton may be the man behind every version from the music group. Sutton, who also performed in rings including Dub Narcotic AUDIO SYSTEM, C.O.C.O., Spider & the Webs, and Nudity, began recording …

On the MySpace web page, U.K. upstarts Lovvers concisely summarize their affects as “Bacteria. Wipers. SST.” And there’s small arguing that Lovvers’ aural blitzkrieg is made from the extra elements of the first 10 years of American punk rock and roll, though it is the method they combine the sloppy …

A Detroit-Chicago cooperation between prolific and low-key ambient dub-techno maker Pole Modell (Deepchord) and Steven Hitchell (Soultek), Echospace introduced themselves with some 12″ singles on England’s Contemporary Love label, which were compiled on the CD named following the series, The Coldest Time of year (2007). The same 12 months, the …

Pablo is a five-member acoustic alt-country/folk-rock affair featuring two pieces of brothers and a wife. THE BRAND NEW York band contains ex-Awek member Paul Schalda (vocals, acoustic guitar), ex-Realistics member Will Schalda (keyboards), Paul’s wife Maggie Schalda (vocals, key pad), Michael Strandberg (acoustic guitar, bass, lap metal), and William Strandberg …

Brainy mechanical technical engineers having a juvenile wit, D.We.Y. punk rock and roll strategy, and strong feeling of creative irony, Electric Laser beam People undertake old-school rap design within a whimsical way by draping absurd lyrics over minimal digital sound files and electric guitar crunches, such as a sonic merging …

Laura Jean Engbert can be an Australian vocalist/songwriter from Melbourne who all performs and information beneath the name Laura Jean. Generally regarded an indie folk musician, her music provides ranged subtly from design to style during the period of her profession. Following a couple of early EPs, she released her …

From the first ’80s onward, guitarist Kid Congo Power (blessed Brian Tristan) was a unique presence on the nexus where root base music fits punk. Power had unforgettable tenures using the Weapon Membership (which he co-founded with Jeffrey Lee Pierce), the Cramps, and Nick Cave & the Poor Seeds. Nevertheless, …

German home music maker Oliver $ (pronounced “Oliver Buck”), né Oliver Siebert, was created and was raised in the north of Germany before moving to Berlin. He began like a protégé of his cousin, techno doyen Jan Drivers, recording songs in his bedroom and DJing in regional night clubs. He …

A Spanish singer/songwriter having a youthful pop/rock and roll design, Vanesa Martín produced her single debut in 2006 using the album Agua as well as the breakout solitary “Aún Zero Te Offers Ido.” Hailing from Málaga, Spain, she collaborated with maker Carlos Jean on Agua. Released in colaboration with EMI, …