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If the protagonist of Daft Punks ‘Da Funk’ was walking around the streets of New York City today there’d be one thing playing on his boombox and it’d be three piece Fcukers. Whilst on his journey throughout the Lower East Side he’d probably end up running into members of the band working nightlife jobs as DJs, throwing parties in local bars and restaurants or simply finding the frequency of Manhattan’s beat and locking in. Fronted by Read more on Last.fm

Kelis (born Kelis Rogers on August 21, 1979), is known simply by her first name Kelis (pronounced Kuh-lees). Her name is an amalgamation of her parents' first names, her black father Kenneth and Chinese-Puerto Rican mother Eveliss. Growing up in Middle Class Harlem, New York Kelis' childhood was not a deprived one. But she was not without problems, after her parents realised they could not cope with her unruly behavior (Kelis shaved all her hair off at age 13 Read more on Last.fm

Katherine Priddy is a British folk musician based in Birmingham. Growing up surrounded by nature and the music her parents listened to, she developed her own style with of harmonies, melodies and lyrics. Following an initial EP, her debut album, "The Eternal Rocks Beneath", was released in 2021. Read more on Last.fm

Bloc Party are an English indie rock band formed in 1999 in London. The band currently consists of Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Justin Harris (bass, vocals) and Louise Bartle (drums, vocals). The band have released six albums: "Silent Alarm" (2005), "A Weekend in the City" (2007), "Intimacy" (2008), "Four" (2012) , "Hymns" (2016) and "Alpha Games" (2022). Bloc Party have been together since 1999, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Read more on Last.fm

Lauren Auder is a singer/songwriter born in the United Kingdom and raised in the south west of France. Lauren honed her craft in her teenage years producing and lending her baritone drawl in the underground french rap and experimental electronic scenes. Over the last two years Lauren has been developing her own sound in bedroom studios across provincial France and London, adopting the ethos of classic era baroque pop to fuse elements of post-rock and soul with modern classical, ambient and experimental electronics. Read more on Last.fm

Doves is an alternative rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom consisting of Jimi Goodwin (vocals, bass) and twin brothers Jez Williams (guitar) and Andy Williams (drums). They are joined on stage by Martin Rebelski (keys). They are known for their large, epic sound, which combines dovetailing guitar lines with driving percussion and a penchant for atmospherics. Unusually, both Williams brothers have also contributed lead vocals. Originally formed in 1988 as Sub Sub Read more on Last.fm

Echo & the Bunnymen is a British post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson. There are many stories, probably apocryphal, that the quartet was completed by a drum machine known as "Echo". Their debut album is 1980's Crocodiles, and their next, the critically-acclaimed Heaven Up Here, reached the Top Ten in 1981. So did 1983's Porcupine and '84's Ocean Rain. Singles Read more on Last.fm

From South London, Wu-Lu's music is a refreshing mix of J Dilla style hip hop / beats together with lo-fi, psychedelic guitars Read more on Last.fm

Sunflower Bean is an indie rock/neo-psychedelic trio from New York City. It consists of frontwoman Julia Cumming (formerly of the band Supercute!), Olive Faber and Nick Kivlen. The band self-describes themselves as "neo-psychedelic for the digital age". The band formed in August of 2013 and released a single titled "Bread" shortly thereafter. In 2015, they signed to Fat Possum records and subsequently released a debut EP entitled "Show Me Your Seven Read more on Last.fm

Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, Barking, Essex, England, 20 December, 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff, and toured London's pubs and clubs. The band released a series of singles, which did not receive wide exposure. He also worked in Guy Norris Records in Barking. Read more on Last.fm