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Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and rhythm and blues, singer-songwriter and guitarist from Chicago, Illinois. Mayfield is probably best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and for the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. Perhaps because he didn't cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motown's stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfield's talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized. Read more on Last.fm

American artist Panda Bear (Noah Lennox, of Animal Collective fame) and his British musical partner Sonic Boom (Peter Member, of Spaceman 3 fame) collaborated on the August 2022 album Reset and its July 2026 successor, A ? of When. The latter album was, at least initially, not issued on streaming services, but only in physical formats. As different as they are, both albums are heavily inspired by psychedelic American sixties pop by The Beach Boys and the like and may be regarded as 21st century interpretations of pop sounds from the era. Read more on Last.fm

Goldfrapp are an English electronic band from London, formed in 1999 which consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesizer) and Will Gregory (synthesizer). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, the début studio album Felt Mountain did not chart highly. Goldfrapp's second album Black Cherry, which incorporated glam rock and synthpop sounds, was released in 2003. The album influenced the same dance-oriented sound of their third album Supernature. Read more on Last.fm

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Greentea Peng, real name Aria Wells, is a neo-soul and self-described 'psychedelic R'n'B' singer and songwriter from southeast London, UK. Her musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Miss Dynamite and Lily Allen. Her stage name is taken from her love of green tea, and the London slang word 'peng' - which means attractive or tasty. Her debut EP, Sensi, was released in October 2018. and incorporated multiple genres, including R'n'B, hip hop and dub reggae. Read more on Last.fm

Moby Grape was an American roots rock and psychedelic rock group of the 1960s that was known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting, and who collectively merged elements of jazz, country, and blues together with rock. Due to the strength of their debut album, several critics consider Moby Grape to be the best rock band to emerge from the San Francisco music scene in the late sixties. The group was formed in late 1966 in San Francisco. Read more on Last.fm

Julia Jacklin (born 30 August 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Sydney. Her seamless meld of dreamy indie pop and confessional alt-country invokes names like Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, and Caitlin Rose, Julia Jacklin was raised in a family of educators in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Upon discovering Britney Spears at the age of ten, and eventually Avril Lavigne and Evanescence in high school, Jacklin decided to shift her focus from a future social work to a career in music. 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

GANS (Grind Against Nazi Scum) is a Dutch cybergrind/goregrind project by members of Sepiroth and Twister of Truth. GANS makes left-winged grindcore/cybergrind, with pitched vocals and a punk touch to it. The band doesn't make records but they share their songs on their webpage. Their webpage can be found here. Read more on Last.fm

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