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Alvvays are a Grammy-nominated Canadian dream pop band formed in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2011. Reverb-drenched and bittersweet, Alvvays members Molly Rankin (daughter of the late John Morris Rankin of popular Canadian Celtic folk band The Rankin Family) and Kerri MacLellan were childhood friends, who played music together while growing up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada in the 1990s and 2000s. Rankin and MacLellan moved to Prince Edward Island for college. Read more on Last.fm

Fat Dog is a British five-piece post-punk band formed in 2020 in South-East London, United Kingdom, and currently comprises Joe Love (vocals), Chris Hughes (synth), Morgan Wallace (saxophone), Jacqui Wheeler (bass) and Johnny 'Doghead' Hutch (drums). Prior to releasing any singles, the band became known for their boisterous live performances. In 2023, they signed to Domino Recording Company. They opened for bands such as Viagra Boys and Yard Act and sold out Scala on their debut headline tour. Read more on Last.fm

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Everyone Says Hi brings together musicians Nick Hodgson, Pete Denton, Glenn Moule, and Ben Gordon (founding ex-members of Kaiser Chiefs, The Kooks, The Howling Bells, and The Dead 60s respectively), alongside guitarist/songwriter Oli Swan. The band’s name is lifted directly from a David Bowie song of the same title. The band released their debut, self-titled album (including singles Brain Freeze, Somebody Somewhere, Only One, On The Same Side and Lucky Stars) on 31st January 2025 to critical acclaim. Read more on Last.fm

1980s duo of Arthur Russell and Steve D'Aquisto as producers. Included musicians Joyce Bowden, and Peter Zummo Read more on Last.fm

Grizzly Bear is an American indie rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2002. Their music uses melody and ambience in conjunction with hazy-eyed choruses, whistles, piano, banjo, and several woodwind instruments. Grizzly Bear was originally the solo project of Edward Droste (vocals/guitar), who recorded his debut album Horn of Plenty at home. The record was originally meant for his friends, but it eventually circulated and got a proper release in 2004, this time with the help of Christopher Bear (drums/vocals). Read more on Last.fm

Phoebe Lucille Bridgers (born August 17, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Her music is primarily associated with indie folk and incorporates acoustic instrumentation, electronic production, and introspective lyrical themes. She has received multiple Grammy Awards and nominations throughout her career. Bridgers began performing music at a young age and was involved in several bands during her teenage years, including Sloppy Jane. Read more on Last.fm

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

The Soundtrack of Our Lives were an alternative rock band which formed in 1995 in Göteborg, Sweden. The band consisted of Ebbot Lundberg (vocals), Mattias Bärjed (guitar, vocals), Ian Person (guitar, percussion, vocals), Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson (Bass, violin, vocals), Martin Hederos (keyboards) and Fredrik Sandsten (drums). Most of the band's members were formerly members of the influential Swedish punk band Union Carbide Productions. The band Read more on Last.fm

Waxahatchee is a solo project of American singer and guitarist Katie Crutchfield (born in 1989) of P.S. Eliot and Bad Banana. Waxahatchee, named after Waxahatchee Creek in Alabama where Crutchfield grew up, began in 2010 during the breakup of P.S. Eliot. Crutchfield released her first music as Waxahatchee as a split cassette with Chris Clavin on Plan-It-X Records. Her bedroom-recorded debut album, American Weekend, was released on Don Giovanni Records in 2012. Read more on Last.fm