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Mitsuki Laycock (born September 27, 1990), also known as Mitski Miyawaki, and professionally as Mitski, is an American singer-songwriter. She self-released her first two albums, "Lush" (2012) and "Retired from Sad, New Career in Business" (2013), while studying composition at Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music. Her third studio album, "Bury Me at Makeout Creek", was released in 2014 through Double Double Whammy. She signed with Dead Oceans in 2015 and released "Puberty 2" (2016) Read more on Last.fm

Angine de Poitrine (French for "angina pectoris") is an experimental rock duo from Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2019, the group consists of two members performing under the pseudonyms Khn de Poitrine (guitar, bass, and microtonal instruments) and Klek de Poitrine (drums). The two musicians have performed together since their teenage years. They first appeared as Angine de Poitrine in 2019, although they did not begin performing regularly under this name until 2023. Read more on Last.fm

Battles are an American experimental rock band founded in New York City in 2002 and now consisting of John Stanier (of Tomahawk and The Mark of Cain, formerly of Helmet) on drums, and guitarist/keyboardist Ian Williams (formerly of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress) on guitars and keyboards. Until 2010 they were joined by Tyondai Braxton (son of avant-garde jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton) on vocals, keyboards and guitar, who departed the band amicably in order to concentrate on his solo career. Read more on Last.fm

Romare is the alias of electronic producer and DJ Archie Fairhurst. Romare began mixing his own music with samples from second hand records after picking up a pair of turntables. Having studied African American Visual Culture at University. Romare Bearden's cut'n'paste artworks inspired Fairhurt to apply a similar technique to music. "I liked the way Bearden created original, aesthetically appealing work through a mixture of his own drawing and painting, with existing media, like cut-outs of old photographs or record sleeves,” Archie says. Read more on Last.fm

Claire Elizabeth Cottrill (born August 18, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA), known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for unique style and evolving sound. Starting out making bedroom-pop and shifting more towards jazz on her latest record. She began sharing music online at age 13. Clairo gained widespread attention following the viral success of the music video for her lo-fi single "Pretty Girl" in 2017. She subsequently signed with Fader Label and released her debut EP "Diary 001" in 2018. Read more on Last.fm

Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band has included Grohl (vocals and guitar), Nate Mendel (bass), Pat Smear (guitar), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), and Ilan Rubin (drums). Former members have included Franz Stahl (guitar), William Goldsmith (drums), Taylor Hawkins (drums), and Josh Freese (drums). Grohl created the project to release solo material following the disbandment of Nirvana in 1994. Read more on Last.fm

Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band that formed in 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band have an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop. Murdoch has a gift not only for whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality. Belle and Sebastian released their first two albums in 1996: Tigermilk Read more on Last.fm

The art-damaged Brooklyn band Bodega want to get people thinking while they boogie, and their 2018 debut album, Endless Scroll, spotlighted an abrasive dance-punk sound built on shouted vocals, deep thoughts, and jumpy rhythms. While they sanded off some of the rough sonic edges on subsequent releases like 2019's Shiny New Model EP and 2022's Broken Equipment, they kept the lyrics sharp and the music bouncy. In 2024, they made a jump to a major label with Our Brand Could Be Yr Life and responded with their tightest, most melodic set yet. Read more on Last.fm

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There are a few bands named The Itch. 1. The Itch are a London project formed by Georgia Hardy and Simon Tyrie, both formerly of the Luton-based band Regressive Left. The Itch released their debut single, 'Ursula,' named after speculative fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin, in April 2024. In April 2026, they released their debut album, 'It's The Hope That Kills You'. 2. The Itch is a band from southern Sweden, formed in 2007. It consists of lead singer (and former Tenebre guitarist) Lukas Landerö Read more on Last.fm