• Nina Simone

    Sinnerman Nina Simone

    Nina Simone

    Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop. Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on 21st February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA, one of eight children. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Gotts Street Park

    Some Birds Don't Fly (feat. Matt Maltese) Gotts Street Park

    Gotts Street Park

    The Leeds-based trio, comprised of producer/writers Josh Crocker (bass, production), Tom Henry (keys) and Joe Harris (guitar), met through Leeds flourishing live music circuit, playing in and around local bands and venues. Individually, they have produced and written for the likes of Kali Uchis, Yellow Days, Celeste and Mabel. Combining on their shared love for “The idea of doing things live in one room”, the creation and recording of a song – a group of players walking into a room with nothing Read more on Last.fm

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  • Jorja Smith

    Where Did I Go? Jorja Smith

    Jorja Smith

    Jorja Smith is an English singer from Walsall, UK. Smith impressed many and earned attention with her hip-hop and R&B-inspired debut single "Blue Lights" and has taken the rest of the year to deliver songs that fuse soul, blues, and even classical. She spent much of 2016 getting people very excited about her effortless, informed, and deeply soulful pop with a trio of eclectic singles. Her first EP Project 11 arrives so perfectly formed it almost feels like showing off. Many songs mark Smith out as her hero Amy Winehouse’s truest successor. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Bloc Party

    Coming on Strong Bloc Party

    Bloc Party

    Bloc Party are an English rock band formed in London in 1999 by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack. The band's music incorporates elements of indie rock, post-punk revival, electronica, and house music. The original line-up also included Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong, both of whom later left the group. The current line-up consists of Okereke, Lissack, Louise Bartle, and Harry Deacon. Okereke and Lissack first met in London in 1998 and decided to form a band after meeting again at the Reading Festival in 1999. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Arctic Monkeys

    Mardy Bum Arctic Monkeys

    Arctic Monkeys

    Arctic Monkeys are an alternative rock band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England in 2002 after meeting at Stocksbridge High School. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar, piano), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (backing vocals, bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006. They are one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet via MySpace, despite none of them having an account. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Carole King

    It's Too Late Carole King

    Carole King

    Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Bodega

    Pick up the Check Bodega

    Bodega

    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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  • Taste

    To Be Young Taste

    Taste

    There is more than one artist with this name: 1) an Irish rock and blues band formed in 1966 that featured talented guitarist Rory Gallagher 2) an Australian classic-style rock band based in Melbourne 3) a British Christian rock outfit 4) an independent Japanese musician 5) a Swedish AOR band 6) a Japanese death metal band 7) a Japanese doujin arranger 8) a Polish disco polo artist 1) Taste was formed in Cork, Ireland in August 1966 as a trio consisting of Rory Gallagher on guitars & vocals Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang

    The Sugarhill Gang

    The Sugarhill Gang is a hip-hop group from the 70s and 80s. They are credited with releasing hip-hop's first single to find a mainstream audience beyond the hip-hop scene with their song "Rapper's Delight,", the very first rap song to hit the Top 40. By the mid-80s, the group faded away as the hip-hop scene began to expand and transform itself. Forming in 1979 The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, consisted of Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Rostam

    Back of a Truck Rostam

    Rostam

    Rostam Batmanglij (born November 28, 1983), known as Rostam, is a New York-based producer and multi-instrumentalist, ex-member of indie rock band Vampire Weekend and co-founder of electro-soul group Discovery (along with Ra Ra Riot's Wesley Miles). He has also collaborated with popular artists such as Clairo, Tokyo Police Club and Charli XCX. Read more on Last.fm

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