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Indie rockers the Lovely Eggs were formed in 2006 by Holly Ross and David Blackwell. Following a separation of all-girl punk music group Angelica, who Ross fronted between 1994 and 2003, the vocalist/guitarist was willing to get back in to the golf swing of composing and documenting music. Blackwell, an …

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 …

At last count number consisting of an extraordinary nine people, Kildare-born, Dublin-based clothing Super Extra Bonus Party usually do not nestle nicely into any kind of particular genre category. Mixing studious, glitch-filled consumer electronics with a range of live tools from the typical rock set up of acoustic guitar, bass, …

Self-described “indietronic” retailers Hybrasil shaped in Wicklow, only beyond Dublin, Ireland, in 2003. Affected equally by digital pop pioneers New Purchase and ’90s dance mainstays the Chemical substance Brothers because they were from the angular post-punk from the Fall and Britpop forerunners just like the La’s as well as the …

Affected primarily by second-wave ska, classic pop, and new wave, Irish five-piece the Blizzards take up the unidentified territory between Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, and Lily Allen, managing frank, occasionally explicit lyrics atop energetic rhythms and sweet pure pop melodies. Vocalist/guitarist Niall Breslin switched his back on the encouraging professional …

Substitute singer/songwriter and experimental filmmaker Spookey Ruben makes melodic, lo-fi, brand-new wave-influenced pop music. Delivered Alan Deil in Ottawa, Ontario, Ruben spent a lot of his youngsters in Germany and various other Europe, where his dad proved helpful as an engineer for the Western european Space Company. By his teenagers, …

Armed using what surely should be among the absolute worst type of band brands in rock and roll & move history, the Strawberry Smell have grown to be France’s leading lighting in the never-ending psych-pop underground. Shaped in the tiny town of Avignon, France, by several friends bound with a …

If there’s a good example of a Portuguese music group that didn’t quite fulfill its potential, Ornatos Violeta is most definitely one of these. Initially known as Suores dos Reis, Ornatos Violeta produced in 1991. Its lineup was nearly formed from the starting, save for a limited period where in …

The Phantom Band’s history is among anarchy and mystery, filled with relentless name changes (Les Crazy Boyz, Tower of Young ladies, Robert Redford, Robert Louis Stevenson, etc.), obscure cassette and CDR produces, and multiple aspect gigs. By 2009’s Checkmate Savage nevertheless, the group appeared to choose both a name and …

Pursuing in the footsteps of Oklahoma City’s most well-known freaks, the Flaming Lips, psychedelic rock and roll clothing Stardeath and White Dwarfs have already been discovering the boundaries of rock and roll music since developing in 2004. Composed of Dennis Coyne (nephew of Lip area’ frontman Wayne Coyne), Casey Joseph, …