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Formed in Scotland in 2008 by Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and Graham 'G' Hastings, the group started performing in nightclubs when the band members were all still in their early teens. In 2012, they signed to LA based label, Anticon and released their introductory mixtapes, Tape One and Tape Two. The trio then signed to Big Dada and released debut album, Dead, which was released in 2014. The album gained a lot of critical attention and went on to win the prestigious Mercury Prize. Read more on Last.fm

Freddie Wadling (August 2, 1951, Gothenburg, Sweden - June 2, 2016, Gothenburg, Sweden) was a Swedish singer, actor, painter, comic book creator and opera writer, whose over 30-year musical career spans from punk to classical ballads. Although he played in many punk bands during the '70s and early '80s (Liket lever, which roughly translates to "The Corpse is Alive", Cortex and Straitjacket) and the controversial the Leather Nun, his importance for Read more on Last.fm

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Hayden Silas Anhedönia (born 24 March 1998), known professionally as Ethel Cain, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model. Her work is associated with ambient and Southern Gothic influences. She began releasing recordings under various aliases before issuing several extended plays, including "Inbred" (2021), which included the single "Crush". Anhedönia released her debut studio album, "Preacher's Daughter" (2022), to critical acclaim, and it developed a cult following. Read more on Last.fm

Daniel Norgren is a swedish singer-songwriter from Borås. His music noted for its originality, which is rough and soulful with ways in the expressions that could be traced back to the pre-war blues and gospel, early garagerock and jazz. As a live artist he often performs all on his own, with his one man band on electric guitar, drums, kazoo and harmonica, but he also performs with a full band. In reviews he has been compared with artists like RL Burnside Read more on Last.fm

Kaah is a Swedish funk/soul artist. Mostly underground but had a big hit in Sweden with the single Dom tittar när jag dansar (they're looking at me when I'm dancing). He has released seven studio albums, "Kaahlender", "Soulrebell", "Beats, melodier & baby Kaah", "Jideblasko International", "Matcha din look", "New Orleans", and "Tis ja dör". In 2023, he was one of the music acts in the Swedish TV quiz På spåret. Read more on Last.fm

Big Star were an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010), Chris Bell (1951 – 1978), Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel (1951 - 2010). The group broke up in 1974. By the 1980s, they were recognised as one of rock music's classic groups. After the death of Chris Bell in 1978 and the deaths of both Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel in 2010, Jody Stephens is the last surviving original member of the group. Read more on Last.fm

Smerz is a Norwegian electronic music duo based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The two members, Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt, met at the University of Copenhagen and subsequently dropped out of school to pursue music. Stoltenberg and Motzfeldt have cited DJ Rashad and Rihanna as influences, as well as the television series Girls. Smerz signed to XL Recordings in 2017. The have released the following EPs: Okey (2016) and Have fun (2018). They released the full album Big City Life in May 2025. Read more on Last.fm

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There are at least three artists sharing the name Gregor: 1) Gregor was a short-lived punk group from Michigan, USA, formed by 3/4 of current. they released only a demo and a 7" called "Extention / Explosion", probably in 1995. However, the two featured tracks, "Agrarian Republic" and "Non Plused Crush" as well as the tracks "Fur Mein Schatz", "The Last One" and "Rather Margrite" are actually the songs of a different, early 2000's Gregor, based out of Tuscaloosa Read more on Last.fm