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Cardinals are a 6 piece outfit from Cork, Ireland made up of Euan Manning, Oskar Gudinovic, Aaron Hurley, Darragh Manning, Kieran Hurley and Finn Manning. Providing volatile riffs juxtaposed with profound lyrics, their 3 guitarists amplify the shoegaze sound of the group, creating intense, wall of sound live performances. Read more on Last.fm

Sprints are a four-piece post-punk band from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Karla Chubb (Lead Singer and songwriter), Colm O’Reilly (Guitar), Jack Callan (Drums), and Sam McCann (Bass). Following 2020 singles Kissing Practise and The Cheek, the band released their debut EP, Manifesto, via Nice Swan Records, in March 2021. Read more on Last.fm

The Stone Roses was an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani, and drummer Reni. The Stone Roses released their eponymous debut album in 1989. The album was a breakthrough success for the band, receiving widespread critical acclaim, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest British albums ever recorded. Read more on Last.fm

DEADLETTER are a Yorkshire-born alternative band. The band first formed in 2020 with life-long friends Zac Lawrence (vocals), Alfie Husband (drums), and George Ullyott (bass). Since then, the band has taken on many forms and now exists as a 6-piece. With influences including LCD Soundsystem, The Stranglers, Captain Beefheart, and Can, DEADLETTER are known for their winding lyrical mazes atop alternate-rock/indie instrumentals. In 2024, they released their critically acclaimed debut album Read more on Last.fm

Dream Wife is a British band whose sound is a mixture of punk rock, pop music and indie rock. Based in London, the band comprises Rakel Mjöll (lead vocals), Alice Go (guitar, vocals), and Bella Podpadec (bass, vocals), along with Alex Paveley on drums since 2018. The band formed when the three founding members were at art school in Brighton. In 2016, the band released their first self-titled EP via Cannibal Hymns. In 2018, they released their self-titled debut album. Read more on Last.fm

Denzel Rae Don Curry (born February 16, 1995) is an American rapper raised in Carol City, Florida. Curry started rapping while in sixth grade and on September 24, 2011, at age 16, released his first mixtape, titled King Remembered Underground Tape 1991–1995. Following the release of Curry's first mixtape, he became a member of SpaceGhostPurrp's hip-hop collective, Raider Klan, and frequent collaborator of Miami hip-hop group Metro Zu. Curry left Raider Klan in 2013 Read more on Last.fm

Basement Jaxx is an English house music duo composed of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. Basement Jaxx started in Brixton, South London, UK in 1994, where they held a regular club night called Rooty, which would later become the name of their second album. The duo got their name from the location of the studio where they recorded their first EP - it was located in the basement of friends of Simon Ratcliffe. Read more on Last.fm

Formed while at university in Brighton, the five-piece -- Ollie Judge (vocals, drums), Louis Borlase (vocals, guitar), Anton Pearson (guitar), Laurie Nankivell (bass), and Arthur Leadbetter (keys) -- played their first gig after replying to an advert for a "young person's jazz night." Quickly putting a set list together, their idiosyncratic mix of half-yelped, half-sung vocals, jerky, angular guitars, brass blasts, and droney synth lines caught the ears of the U. Read more on Last.fm

The Jam were a punk/mod revival group formed in Woking, England in 1972 consisting of Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and Rick Buckler (drums). Weller left the band in 1982 effectively ending The Jam. The Jam released six albums and had 18 consecutive Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom between 1977 and 1982, including four #1 singles (Going Underground, Start!, Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender). Their singles "That's Read more on Last.fm