• Elliott Smith

    Pretty (Ugly Before) Elliott Smith

    Elliott Smith

    Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies. Read more on Last.fm

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  • River Tiber

    Not Just Anyone River Tiber

    River Tiber

    As River Tiber, Toronto singer/multi-instrumentalist and producer Tommy Paxton-Beesley is unafraid to push his love for R&B and hip hop production into unusual places: pitching his vocals to sound like Mariah Carey, multi-tracking his voice into a dozen ghost choruses, and narrowing the gap in the soul spectrum between Jodeci and Flying Lotus. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Kae Tempest

    Firesmoke Kae Tempest

    Kae Tempest

    Kae Tempest[2][3] (born 22 December 1985) is an English spoken word performer, poet, recording artist, novelist and playwright. Tempest started out as a rapper, toured the spoken word circuit for a number of years, and now works as a poet and playwright too. Their work includes 'Balance', their first album with their band Sound of Rum, 'Everything Speaks in its Own Way', their first collection of poems, published on their own imprint Zingaro, which comes with a CD and DVD of live performance; 'GlassHouse' Read more on Last.fm

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  • Nilüfer Yanya

    Like I Say (I Runaway) (6 Music Session, 18 Sep 2024) Nilüfer Yanya

    Nilüfer Yanya

    Nilüfer Yanya (born 11 May 1995) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. She is the daughter of two visual artists, with her mother of Irish and Barbadian heritage and her father of Turkish descent. Yanya grew up in Chelsea, London, and was exposed to Turkish and classical music at home. She developed an interest in rock music and began playing guitar at the age of 12. Yanya began her musical career by uploading demos to SoundCloud in 2014. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Buena Vista Social Club

    Chan Chan Buena Vista Social Club

    Buena Vista Social Club

    Buena Vista Social Club was a musical ensemble primarily made up of Cuban musicians, formed in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the group after the members' club of the same name in the Buenavista quarter of Havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. To showcase the popular styles of the time, such as son, bolero and danzón, they recruited a dozen veteran musicians, some of whom had been retired for many years. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Prince

    Starfish and Coffee Prince

    Prince

    Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), more commonly known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; his wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams; and his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of the instruments on his recordings. Read more on Last.fm

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  • PJ Harvey

    C'mon Billy PJ Harvey

    PJ Harvey

    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

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  • Ethel Cain

    Eyes Ethel Cain

    Ethel Cain

    Ethel Cain is a musical project of American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model Hayden Silas Anhedönia (born March 24, 1998). This project is noted for lyrics focused on nostalgic and Southern Gothic themes, while the music has been associated with the ambient, indie rock, and contemporary folk genres. While Ethel Cain is her most notable project to-date, Anhedönia has other projects under different monikers, such as ΛTLΛS, Miss Anhedönia, Tommy, White Silas, and אשמדאי. Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Supremes

    You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes

    The Supremes

    The Supremes was a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. One of Motown's signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful African-American musical act of the 1960s, recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Sade

    The Sweetest Taboo Sade

    Sade

    Sade (pronounced shah-day) is an English band formed in London in 1982, named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. Their music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop. All of their albums, including compilations and a live album, have charted in the US Top Ten. Three of their members were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Sade was formed in 1982, when members of Latin soul band Pride — Sade Adu, (real name Helen Folasade Adu - born 16 January 1959 in Ibadan Read more on Last.fm

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