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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

SBTRKT (pronounced "subtract") is the electronic music project of Aaron Jerome, a producer based in London. Initially know for the tribal masks he and his collaborators wore in their live performances, Jerome shed the masks in the run-up to this fourth album, "The Rat Road." SBTRKT debuted in 2009 with remixes of artists like Radiohead, M.I.A, Basement Jaxx (‘Scars’) and Franz Ferdinand (‘Send Him Away’). These remixes gained the attention of radio DJs and tastemaker blogs, leading to more releases on Brainmath label, Ramp and Young. Read more on Last.fm

Alewya Demmisse, known artistically as Alewya, is a British singer-songwriter, producer, multidisciplinary artist, and model. Demmisse was born in Saudi Arabia to a Sudanese-raised Egyptian father and an Ethiopian mother. She was brought up in Sudan before her family relocated to the UK as refugees when she was five and then grew up in West London. She is heavily influenced by her African and Arab roots. Her name means "the highest" in Amharic. She released her debut single "Sweating" in mid-2020. Read more on Last.fm

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The D.O.C. (born Tracy Lynn Curry June 10, 1968) is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas who moved to Compton, California, to join the creative force behind the rap group N.W.A Prior to his move, he was a member of the The Fila Fresh Crew. The D.O.C released his first solo album (produced by Dr. Dre) in 1989 called ' No One Can Do It Better '. This album is widely heralded as a classic. He was involved in a near-fatal car crash later that year. Read more on Last.fm

Kurt Vile (born 1980 in Philadelphia) is an American guitarist and singer. Previously the lead guitarist in the band The War on Drugs, he began his solo career in 2008. Though his name is sometimes assumed to be a pseudonym due to its similarity to German composer Kurt Weill, it is in fact his birth name, as given by his parents Donna and Charles Vile. Vile began his musical career in 2003 creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator Adam Granduciel. Read more on Last.fm

There are at least four artists with this name 1. An indie pop band from Scotland 2. A synthpop group from the United Kingdom 3. A post-hardcore band from the United States 4. An electronic music group from France 1. Camera Obscura is an indie pop band which formed in 1996 in Glasgow, Scotland. Currently the band consists of Tracyanne Campbell (vocals, guitar), Kenny McKeeve (guitar), Gavin Dunbar (bass) and Lee Thomson (drums). Keyboardist Carey Lander was a member of the band from 2002 until her death from bone cancer in 2015. Read more on Last.fm

David Velasquez and Cameron Martin, longtime friends, began writing together in late 2009. Although both fronted other bands, they decided to make their collaboration permanent after several weeks of successful writing sessions. Catching local musician's ears, the two were soon accompanied by a rotating backing band of up to six players. Hard working and focused, David and Cameron have a penchant for writing meaningful songs while maintaining a pop sensibility. Read more on Last.fm

Honey Redmond (born June 21, 1968), known professionally as Honey Dijon, is an American DJ, producer and electronic musician. She was born in Chicago and is based out of New York City. She has performed at clubs, art fairs, galleries and fashion events worldwide. Renowned for not adhering to any particular genre, Honey Dijon is known for curating cross-genre sets. Honey Dijon grew up in the 1970s on the south side of Chicago, in what she has described as a "very middle-class, loving African-American family” that was very musical. Read more on Last.fm

CAN was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne in 1968. They split up in 1979 and were active again in 1986, 1988, 1991 and 1999. Members: ** Guitar, vocals, violin: Michael Karoli (1968–1979, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1999; died 2001) ** Drums, percussion, double bass, piano: Jaki Liebezeit (1968–1979, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1999; died 2017) ** Keyboards, vocals: Irmin Schmidt (1968–1979, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1999) ** Bass, sound engineer, electronics, vocals, French horn: Holger Czukay (1968–1977, 1986, 1988; died 2017) Read more on Last.fm