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Unkle Bob

This resolute and sombre Glasgow University, Scotland-formed indie rock quintet caused a ripple in 2006 whenever a reissue of bittersweet single ‘The Hit Parade’ received modest airplay on national r / c throughout Europe. Composed of Rick Webster (b. 1 Dec 1979, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Britain; acoustic guitar/vocals), Stuart Cartwright (b. …

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Shake Some Action!

Named for the classic album with the Flamin’ Groovies, Tremble Some Action! is certainly a music group from Seattle, WA, steeped in the affects of common pop in the ’60s through the ’90s. Tremble Some Actions! was produced by vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Adam Hall, an Australian émigré who gained …

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Pete Macleod

Pete MacLeod is certainly a Scottish singer/songwriter using a knack for thoughtful, melodic rock music. Elevated in the tiny mining city of Coatbridge, Scotland, MacLeod was seriously influenced with the music from the Beatles, the Moving Stones, as well as the Kinks, though he promises it had been the music …

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Mainland

Combining NY grit with Californian pop sensibilities, Mainland crafted catchy garage area and post-punk ditties having a smart eyes toward ’80s fresh wave, ’90s alternative, as well as the sonic aesthetic from the early-aughts “The” rings. Shaped by three close friends from California — Jordan Topf on vocals and acoustic …

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Clocks

Created in the London suburb of Epsom, Clocks had been a four part rock and roll outfit affected by a number of the legends of English rock and roll, like the La’s, Oasis, Teenage Fanclub, the Beatles, as well as the Kinks. Users High Farris (drums and vocals), Tom Hewitt …

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Proud Mary

Manchester, England’s Proud Mary originates from the angst and sourness of these working class rings before them — the Smiths, Adam, Oasis, as well as the Rocks Roses — and define a love, want their counterparts do, with music. They shaped in 1999 and got their name through the familiar …

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Abandoned Pools

Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Tommy Walter goes on the alias of Forgotten Pools. Walter found a bass electric guitar in grade college and by senior high school was a classically educated French horn participant. He enrolled on the College or university of Pacific in Stockton, CA, where he researched and trained …

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The Real People

Previously referred to as Jo Jo And THE TRUE People, the true Individuals were formed in 1989 simply by two brothers, Tony Griffiths (b. 7 Apr 1966, Liverpool, Merseyside, Britain; bass, vocals) and Chris Griffiths (b. 30 March 1968, Liverpool, Merseyside, Britain; acoustic guitar, vocals), and Sean Simpson (b. 9 …

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Velocity Girl

Marrying the feedback-drenched sonic assault from the British shoegazer scene using the melodic immediacy of classic pop — a strategy critics dubbed “bubblegrunge” — Velocity Girl surfaced among the most successful and acclaimed indie rock and roll bands of the first ’90s. Their root base lay down in the short-lived …

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Fine China

The indie rock four-piece Good China have already been honing their keyboard-laden design since 1997. Their deep digital sound can be embraceable and brutal, but Good China are happy with the space rock and roll ambience they have become to develop. Good China, made up of bassist Greg Markov, keyboardist …

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