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Big Thief is an American indie rock band with folk roots. The band is based in Brooklyn, New York, and comprises Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia. Big Thief's music, rooted in the songs of Adrianne Lenker, paints in vivid tones "the process of harnessing pain, loss, and love, while simultaneously letting go, looking into your own eyes through someone else's, and being okay with the inevitability of death," says Adrianne. Masterpiece Read more on Last.fm

Punk group based in Brighton, England, UK, formed in 2019. “LAMBRINI GIRLS! Despite being named after the beloved perry drink this Brighton three-piece's sound is neither light nor fruity. You should instead expect to knock back raw, face melting garage-punk and ruddy well like it!”- Tell Everyone promotions Lambrini Girls are a punk rock group formed in Brighton, currently consisting of duo Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira. Lambrini Girls formed during a period of lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more on Last.fm

Born in the state of Maryland, United States, soul/R&B Jalen N’Gonda (stylized on his records as Jalen Ngonda), chose the city of Liverpool, United Kingdom, as the place in which he would flourish as a musician. It was at the age of 11 he began getting into music, inspired by his father's collection of jazz, hip-hop, soul and classical records. Since moving to Liverpool in 2014 Jalen has been playing gigs across the United Kingdom and beyond. Two years later Jalen is selling out headline shows in London and Geneva Read more on Last.fm

Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on 9 July 1975 in Detroit, MI, United States) is an American rock musician, producer and actor. He rose to prominence as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo The White Stripes (1997-2011) and, after that, as the guitarist and vocalist of The Raconteurs, and drummer and vocalist for the band The Dead Weather, two bands that are still active on and off. White is also a recording artist in his own right and under his own name. Read more on Last.fm

Danish band Iceage started out as an abrasive punk rock quartet before exploring a more multifaceted approach to songwriting. The cold, abrasive, Joy Division-informed sound of early albums like their 2011 debut New Brigade quickly grew as the band expanded their concepts of instrumentation, arrangement, and atmosphere on more sophisticated outings like 2021's Seek Shelter. Iceage formed in 2008, led by singer and guitarist Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, guitarist Johan Suurballe Wieth, bassist Jakob Tvilling Pless, and drummer Dan Kjær Nielsen. Read more on Last.fm

When polymath artist Wesley Joseph moved to London to study as a filmmaker, he discovered something in city life that demanded to be captured in song, and found a crew of collaborators—including A.K. Paul, Dave Okumu, Joy Orbison, Leon Vynehall, Lexxx, Loyle Carner and his childhood friend Jorja Smith—to help him do it. The result was his 2021 debut ULTRAMARINE (released on his own imprint EEVILTWINN), a deeply textured collection of avant-R&B Read more on Last.fm

There are 5 artists with the name Gretel 1. Gretel (previously known as Gretel Hänlyn) is a singer & songwriter from London. Having been raised on a diet of Nick Cave it was no surprise that she started writing her own gothic songs at 11. As she grew & fell in love with gothic, folk, and high energy live bands like Nirvana and Wolf Alice, her songwriting began to morph into what it is today; a mix of grunge, goth-pop and indie ballads. https://gretelhanlyn.com Read more on Last.fm

Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on 9 July 1975 in Detroit, MI, United States) is an American rock musician, producer and actor. He rose to prominence as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo The White Stripes (1997-2011) and, after that, as the guitarist and vocalist of The Raconteurs, and drummer and vocalist for the band The Dead Weather, two bands that are still active on and off. White is also a recording artist in his own right and under his own name. Read more on Last.fm

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Massive Attack is an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles. The group consists of Del Naja and Marshall. Their debut album, "Blue Lines" (1991), is frequently cited as the first major work of the trip hop genre. The single "Unfinished Sympathy" achieved chart success in Europe, including reaching number one on the Dutch Top 40. Their second album Read more on Last.fm