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Ride is a shoegaze band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the shoegaze scene that emerged in England during the early 1990s. Their debut album Nowhere (1990) has been named one of the greatest albums of the genre. Ride has released five albums: "Nowhere" (1990), "Going Blank Again" (1992), "Carnival of Light" (1994), "Tarantula" (1996), and "Weather Diaries" (2017). Read more on Last.fm

The Shins is an American alternative rock band centered around James Mercer. The band formed in 1997, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and drummer Jesse Sandoval, who were both members of Flake Music. The band's original lineup was Mercer (vocals, guitar), Sandoval (drums), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Dave Hernandez (bass). Neil Langford replaced Hernandez in 1998. Hernandez returned to the band in 2003, as Langford had left the band in 2001. Read more on Last.fm

'90s House producers from Manchester, England, based at The Pharmacy studio in Wrexham. Original members Carl & Andy hooked up with Russ & Paul and got signed by Eastern Bloc Records for the 'Wildlife EP' on the F.R.O. label. Supported 808 State on tour. Later put out several chart-hitting tracks for Deconstruction, including 'Rhythm is a Mystery', 'Don't Stop', 'Let Me Show You', and 'What You're Missing'. Read more on Last.fm

Nuyorican Soul is a Masters At Work's project that sees them working extensively with real (as opposed to sampled or synthesized) musicians, in a variety of styles including Latin, disco, jazz, etc. Musicians who took part in this project include Vincent Montana Jr., Roy Ayers, George Benson, Jocelyn Brown, Tito Puente, and members of the Salsoul Orchestra. The self-titled album released by Nuyorican Soul in 1996 included original tracks as well as cover versions of songs by the performers they were working with Read more on Last.fm

Yard Act is a minimalist rock group based in Leeds, UK. The band currently consists of James Smith (vocals), Sam Shipstone (guitar), Ryan Needham (bass), and Jay Russell (drums). Formed in 2019, Yard Act began life when friends Ryan Needham and James Smith started creating minimalist rock tracks using a primitive drum machine and borrowed bass guitar. Later drafting in George Townend on drums, and Sammy Robinson on guitars whom they met at their spiritual home Read more on Last.fm

Stephen Lee Bruner, stage name Thundercat (b. October 19 1984, Los Angeles, CA, USA) is a virtuoso bassist, composer, producer and singer. Born into a family of musicians, he and his brother were part of legendary thrash punks Suicidal Tendencies (since 16 years of age) - Bruner has collaborated with many, including jams with Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller and Stanley Clarke. “I do believe that hip-hop can be the new jazz, and I’m helping create that”, Bruner said in an interview to Bass Player, in 2008. Read more on Last.fm

Happy Mondays are an alternative rock band formed in Salford, Greater Manchester, U.K. in 1985, notable for being a forerunner of the immensely popular neo-psychedelic indie-dance movement (known as 'madchester' for some groups) that mashed up funk, pop, rock, and other genres. Still touring to this day, the band is fronted by Shaun Ryder, who formed the band with his bass-playing brother Paul Ryder. The classic line-up for the rest of the band consisted of their friend Bez Read more on Last.fm

1. Conquering Lion is a dub / reggae / crossover band from Tetovo (Macedonia) which started their opus in April 2007. In October 2009 the band released its first album (LP) simply titled as “I” for PMG Recordings (MK) containing 10 songs, including the collaboration with the Jamaican artist Jah Clarity on the song “Jah Love”. During the past 5 years the band has toured extensively throughout the Balkans (Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Romania, Slovenia…) and also played in Germany. Read more on Last.fm

Polly Jean "PJ" Harvey, born 9 October 1969, is an English singer-songwriter. She is known primarily as a vocalist and guitarist, and is skilled in playing multiple instruments. Harvey started her music career in 1988 by joining the local band Automatic Dlamini as a vocalist, guitarist, and saxophonist. John Parish, the band's frontman, has remained a long-term collaborator with her. In 1991, she formed a trio called PJ Harvey, marking the beginning of her career under that name. Read more on Last.fm

Kelly Lee Owens is an electronic music producer and singer signed to Smalltown Supersound. She debuted in 2015 with 'Arthur' followed by 'Uncertain'. In 2016 she released '1 of 3' and the EP 'Oleic'. Her debut long-player 'Kelly Lee Owens' was released in March 2017. Kelly grew-up in North Wales, UK, and moved to Manchester for a couple of years before settling in London, United Kingdom where she played bass in The History of Apple Pie and worked at XL Recordings, Pure Groove and Rough Trade East. Read more on Last.fm