• Laura Nyro

    Wedding Bell Blues Laura Nyro

    Laura Nyro

    Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She received critical acclaim for her own recordings, especially the albums "Eli and the Thirteenth Confession" (1968) and "New York Tendaberry" (1969). Several artists, including Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension, achieved commercial success with songs she wrote. Although her broader recognition came after her death, she was admired by contemporaries such as Elton John. Nyro was noted for her emotive three-octave mezzo-soprano voice. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Personal Trainer

    Punch Drunk Love Personal Trainer

    Personal Trainer

    Personal Trainer is an indie rock band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, fronted by Willem Smit, who also fronted Canshaker Pi, plays the guitar in Steve French and is an omnipresent force in the Amsterdam indie scene. Personal Trainer started out as a somewhat experimental side project of Canshaker Pi. It was Smit's constantly evolving garage rock collective, in which musicians came and went. They released a steady stream of stand-alone songs, singles and EPs since 2016, most of them somewhat under the radar, initially. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Wild Beasts

    Hooting And Howling Wild Beasts

    Wild Beasts

    Wild Beasts was an indie rock band from Kendal, United Kingdom now based in London, UK. Wild Beasts were formed in 2002 in the north western England town of Kendal, by Queen Katherine School students Hayden Thorpe (vocals) and Ben Little (guitar). They originally performed under the name of Fauve, the French term for "wild beast". In January 2004, schoolmate Chris Talbot (drummer) joined, and they changed the band's name to Wild Beasts. The following year another student, Tom Fleming (bass), became a full-time member of the band. Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Monochrome Set

    Jenny Greenlocks (6 Music Session, 03 Jun 2026) The Monochrome Set

    The Monochrome Set

    The Monochrome Set is an English post-punk band originally formed in 1978 from the remnants of a college group called The B-Sides (whose members had included Stuart Goddard, a.k.a. Adam Ant). The band is notable for its witty lyrics, the laconic delivery of lead singer Bid, and the idiosyncratically retrogressive playing style of original lead guitarist Lester Square. The original line-up consisted of Indian born lead singer and principal songwriter Bid (real name Ganesh Seshadri), Canadian guitarist Lester Square (real name Thomas W. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Field Music

    Them That Do Nothing (6 Music Session, 19 Nov 2009) Field Music

    Field Music

    Field Music is a band from Sunderland in north-east England led by brothers David and Peter Brewis. Commonly described as making "experimental pop" music, they have released eight 'proper' albums: Field Music (2005), Tones of Town (2007), Field Music (Measure) (2010), Plumb (2012), Commontime (2016), Open Here (2018), Making A New World (2020), and Flat White Moon (2021). A ninth album, Limits of Language, was released on 11 October 2024. They have also released a compilation of B-sides (Write Your Own History Read more on Last.fm

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  • Arab Strap

    You You You Arab Strap

    Arab Strap

    Arab Strap are an independent rock band from Falkirk, Scotland, UK, signed for the majority of their albums to independent record label Chemikal Underground. The duo had a short lived flirtation with a major label at the peak of their critical acclaim (after "Philophobia") when they signed to Go!Beat records (a former independent label now owned by Universal). Vocalist Aidan Moffat and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton met in Falkirk, bonded over their mutual love for Drag City recording artists such as Smog and Will Oldham Read more on Last.fm

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  • Jon Spencer

    Fanfare (Another Point of View) Jon Spencer

    Jon Spencer

    Jon Spencer is an American singer, composer, and guitarist. He has been involved in multiple musical acts, including Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, Heavy Trash, and Blues Explosion (formerly The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion). Read more on Last.fm

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  • Iggy Pop

    The Horse Song Iggy Pop

    Iggy Pop

    Iggy Pop (born James Newell Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though widely known as an innovator and "godfather" of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, hard rock, jazz and blues. Pop became known as 'Iggy' in high school, during which time he served as drummer for local blues band The Iguanas. He is vocalist of influential proto-punk band The Stooges (Pop and the other surviving members of the group reunited in 2003) Read more on Last.fm

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  • Young Knives

    The Decision (6 Music Session, 08 Jun 2026) Young Knives

    Young Knives

    Young Knives are an experimental rock group which formed in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England in 1998. The band consists of Henry Dartnall (vocals, guitar), Thomas (The House of Lords) Bonsu-Dartnall (bass, vocals) and Oliver Askew (drums, vocals). The band has released four full length albums, "Voices of Animals and Men" (2006), "Superabundance" (2008), "Ornaments from the Silver Arcade" (2011) and "Sick Octave" 2013. Three singles from "Voices of Animals and Men" made the UK Top 40 in 2006. Read more on Last.fm

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