• Kendrick Lamar

    HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar

    Kendrick Lamar

    Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper. Regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists of his generation, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the honor. Born in Compton, California, Lamar began releasing music under the stage name K.Dot while attending high school. He signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005, and co-founded the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy there. Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Juan Maclean

    Happy House The Juan Maclean

    The Juan Maclean

    Prior to becoming one of the most significant acts on the DFA label, John Maclean was a member of Sub Pop band Six Finger Satellite. Initially, Six Finger Satellite fit in with the remainder of the Sub Pop roster, but after one EP, they took a sharp turn into herky-jerky post-punk that was inspired by Devo, Big Black, and Suicide instead of Black Sabbath, the Stooges, and Led Zeppelin. By the time they went to record their final album, 1998's Law of Ruins Read more on Last.fm

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  • Happy Mondays

    W.F.L. (Vince Clarke remix) Happy Mondays

    Happy Mondays

    Happy Mondays are an alternative rock band formed in Salford, Greater Manchester, U.K. in 1985, notable for being a forerunner of the immensely popular neo-psychedelic indie-dance movement (known as 'madchester' for some groups) that mashed up funk, pop, rock, and other genres. Still touring to this day, the band is fronted by Shaun Ryder, who formed the band with his bass-playing brother Paul Ryder. The classic line-up for the rest of the band consisted of their friend Bez Read more on Last.fm

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  • Death Cab for Cutie

    Punching the Flowers Death Cab for Cutie

    Death Cab for Cutie

    Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nicholas Harmer (bass), Jason McGerr (drums), Dave Depper (guitar) and Zac Rae (keyboards). Death Cab began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard, now the band's vocalist and guitarist. Gibbard took the band name from the satirical song Death Cab for Cutie, performed by The Bonzo Dog Band in The Beatles' 1967 experimental film Magical Mystery Tour. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Mudhoney

    Touch Me I'm Sick Mudhoney

    Mudhoney

    Mudhoney is an American Grunge band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1988, following the demise of Green River. Mudhoney's members are singer and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the band in 1999. Mudhoney's early releases on the Sub Pop label, particularly their debut single "Touch Me I'm Sick" and the Superfuzz Bigmuff EP, were massively influential on the Seattle music scene. Read more on Last.fm

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  • mary in the junkyard

    crash landing mary in the junkyard

    mary in the junkyard

    Mary in the Junkyard is an Indie Rock/Art Rock trio from London, consisting of Clari Freeman-Taylor (AKA Clari FT) and David Addison, both formerly of Second Thoughts, on vocals/guitar and drums, respectively, as well as Saya Barbaglia on bass and viola. In October 2023, they released their debut single, Tuesday, followed up by two more singles, Ghost and Marble Arch, released in February and March 2024, respectively, before releasing their debut EP This Old House in May of the same year. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Big Thief

    Vampire Empire Big Thief

    Big Thief

    Big Thief is an American indie folk-rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2015 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, Big Thief's debut album Read more on Last.fm

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  • Honey Dijon

    Satisfied (feat. Jacob Lusk) Honey Dijon

    Honey Dijon

    Honey Redmond (born June 21, 1968), known professionally as Honey Dijon, is an American DJ, producer and electronic musician. She was born in Chicago and is based out of New York City. She has performed at clubs, art fairs, galleries and fashion events worldwide. Renowned for not adhering to any particular genre, Honey Dijon is known for curating cross-genre sets. Honey Dijon grew up in the 1970s on the south side of Chicago, in what she has described as a "very middle-class, loving African-American family” that was very musical. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Bloc Party

    I Still Remember Bloc Party

    Bloc Party

    Bloc Party are an English indie rock band formed in 1999 in London. The band currently consists of Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Justin Harris (bass, vocals) and Louise Bartle (drums, vocals). The band have released six albums: "Silent Alarm" (2005), "A Weekend in the City" (2007), "Intimacy" (2008), "Four" (2012) , "Hymns" (2016) and "Alpha Games" (2022). Bloc Party have been together since 1999, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Kneecap

    Irish Goodbye Kneecap

    Kneecap

    Kneecap are an Irish hip hop trio from West Belfast, NI, composed of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, the stage names of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and J.J. Ó Dochartaigh, respectively. They rap in a mixture of English and Irish, and their lyrics often contain Irish republican themes. They released their first mixtape 3CAG, short for 3 Chonsan Agus Guta, on the 28th of June 2018. Their debut album Fine Art was released on the 14th of June 2024. Read more on Last.fm

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