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1. The Motors were a British pub rock/punk band, formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster, together with guitarist Rob Hendry (replaced in May 1977 by Bram Tchaikovsky) and drummer Ricky Slaughter. Their first single was "Dancing The Night Away", which topped John Peel's 1977 Festive Fifty countdown and reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart in that year. Two other sizeable hits followed. In 1978 the Read more on Last.fm

The Jesus and Mary Chain is a noise pop and post-punk band formed by brothers Jim Reid and William Reid, from East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland. They released albums, singles and EPs until their demise in 1998. Having influenced many alternative rock, indie rock and indie pop bands alike, the group reunited in 2007. The initial line-up, formed in 1983, was augmented by bassist Douglas Hart and drummer Bobby Gillespie. JAMC's early shows were legendary in underground circles. Read more on Last.fm

There are two artists with this name: 1. A British rapper 2. A Finnish rock band 1. Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. He was born in Barnet in North London and that's where his accent, sometimes called 'Mockney' by the press, comes from. You can hear his actual accent on the start of 'Fake Streets Hats' from his album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living recorded in 2006. Read more on Last.fm

Tara Clerkin Trio are made up of Patrick Benjamin, Sunny-Joe Paradiso and the eponymous Tara – three young Bristolians with a grounding in chugging psych-rock and communal jam sessions. At first they were the sixteen-legged Tara Clerkin Band before shedding five members and ending up a Trio. Read more on Last.fm

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Japanese Breakfast is the solo musical project of Korean-American musician Michelle Zauner (of Little Girl, Big Spoon, Post Post, Little Big League). Zauner released a tape in June 2013 under the solo moniker Japanese Breakfast. The tape was titled June and boasted thirty tracks written and recorded every day of the month. A stark deviation from Little Big League's guitar-based indie rock, it showcased Zauner's dark lyrics, unique vocals and inherent knack for pop melody. Read more on Last.fm

Daft Punk was a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They became widely known in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, incorporating elements of house, funk, disco, techno, rock, and synth-pop. The duo has been cited as influential in electronic dance music. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk after their previous group, the indie rock band Darlin', disbanded. Read more on Last.fm

Anaiis (formerly known as Anaïs) is a London-based singer-songwriter who released her debut EP 'before zero' in 2018. Born in Toulouse, France to a Senegalese father and Franco-Italian mother, Anaiis played violin and sang in a classical choir. At the age of ten, she moved to Dublin, learned English and started to experiment as a songwriter. Later relocating to California, where her first exposure to gospel and R&B led to a love of soul music, and to New York, where she graduated from the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU. Read more on Last.fm

De La Soul is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip-hop subgenres. The members are Posdnuos, Maseo, and Trugoy (until his death in 2023). The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". Read more on Last.fm

RJD2 is Ramble John Krohn, a hip-hop producer. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. Until recently, he was part of the Definitive Jux label and produced tracks for many of its artists, as well as having a solo career. In 2006, RJ "ditched hip-hop" for the indie-rock label XL, releasing The Third Hand in March 2007. From 1998 to 1999, he saw success blossom as DJ/producer for the Columbus-based group the Megahertz, with two twelve-inch singles on Bobbito Garcia's legendary NY label, Fondle 'Em Records. Read more on Last.fm