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Laura Marling (born 1st February 1990) is a folk singer/songwriter/guitarist from Eversley, United Kingdom. She began playing the guitar at the age of five, first being taught the blues by her father in front of the family fire, and has been enthralled by the songs and lyrics of the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, James Taylor and John Mayall ever since. It’s not just the “golden-oldies” that Laura admires; she also harbours a rather deep love for alt. Read more on Last.fm

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Dijon Duenas (simply known as Dijon) is an American alternative/R&B singer-songwriter and producer, also known as the former vocalist of the R&B duo Abhi//Dijon. After the duo released two projects respectively in 2015 and 2016, Dijon began to step into his own in 2017, releasing a string of solo singles, including "Skin" and "Nico's Red Truck". His debut EP Sci Fi 1 was released in 2019 under the Warner-supported label R&R Digital, and was shortly followed by How Do You Feel About Getting Married the following year. Read more on Last.fm

Graham Coxon (born 12 March 1969), best known for his time in Blur (which he left in 2002 and re-united with in 2009), is a singer-guitarist whose sound is based in lo-fi and garage rock. His first solo album,'The Sky is Too High', was released in 1998 and has a very muted, uncommercial sound. 'TSITH' was followed by 'The Golden D' which features two covers of the band Mission Of Burma. The next album to come was 'Crow Sit On Blood Tree', which has some of his most ethereal tracks to date on, and is very lo-fi. Read more on Last.fm

Suede, known as The London Suede in the United States, is an English rock band formed in London in 1989 by singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Justine Frischmann, and bassist Mat Osman. Drawing on glam rock and post-punk influences, the band gained early attention from the British music press and were labelled "The Best New Band in Britain" by Melody Maker in 1992. Their debut album, "Suede" (1993), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the fastest-selling debut album in nearly a decade. Read more on Last.fm

Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer/songwriter originally from Sydney, New South Wales; later moving to Hobart, Tasmania[/placeform] where she began performing music in 2006 before relocating to Melbourne in 2010. Barnett puts a lot of effort into sounding effortless. Her songs are wild and wooly and wordy, her lyrics plainspoken and delivered like she’s making them up on the spot. Barnett was originally a part of several bands, including Immigrant Union and The Olivettes before focusing on her solo work. Read more on Last.fm

Luther Thomas Ingram (November 30, 1937 — March 19, 2007) was an R&B soul singer and songwriter. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, his songs appeared in the pop and R & B charts, even though he worked for a small label, Koko Records, owned by his manager and producer, Johnny Baylor. Koko and Baylor were closely associated with the Memphis-based Stax Records label during the height of its commercial success. Ingram is best known for his hit, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Read more on Last.fm

Nasir "Nas" Jones and Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin are an American hip-hop rapper-producer duo. The collaboration began in the early 1990s when DJ Premier produced three tracks for Nas's highly acclaimed 1994 debut album, Illmatic. These tracks—"N.Y. State of Mind", "Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)", and "Represent"—are considered foundational masterpieces of the East Coast hip-hop sound. Their creative synergy continued on subsequent projects throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s Read more on Last.fm

Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Beck's music is known for its pop-junk culture collage of musical styles, ironic lyrics, samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and heady sound effects. Beck was born in Los Angeles, California, to David Campbell (a musician and son of a Presbyterian minister) and Bibbe Hansen (a former dancer for The Velvet Underground, founding member of the satirical band Black Fag, and visual artist). Read more on Last.fm

Joan As Police Woman is American musician, singer-songwriter and producer Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970, in Biddeford, Maine). She is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. She's best known for her album Real Life. In addition to her stints with Dambuilders, Mind Science of the Mind, and Those Bastard Souls, Wasser's resume includes live performances and studio work with Lou Reed, Tanya Donelly, Sheryl Crow, Dave Gahan, Elton John Read more on Last.fm