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Jane Chika Oranika known professionally as Chika, is an American rapper and poet. She first garnered attention on social media before making her television debut on the Jimmy Kimmel Show in 2019, performing “Richey v. Alabama”. She was signed to Warner Records that summer and released her debut single “No Squares” later that year. Chika’s debut EP on a major label, “Industry Games”, was released in 2020. She was a member of XXL’s Freshman Class of 2020, and was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2021 GRAMMYs. Read more on Last.fm

Born and raised in the South and currently based in Los Angeles, Jodi Shurbet began recording music as Scruffpuppie in 2017. Since launching her YouTube channel in 2015, Scruffpuppie’s lo-fi bedroom emo sound has struck a chord with listeners across the world. Known by followers for her inventive covers, but praised for her live recordings of original songs, Scruffpuppie is Gen-Z’s answer to grunge. At just twenty-one years of age, she has mobilized a loyal and engaged community of over 700,000 followers across platforms. Read more on Last.fm

There are two bands with the name Galaxie 500: 1. An American alt-rock band 2. A Canadian rock band 1. Galaxie 500 was an American alt-rock band that formed in Cambridge, MA in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums. The band comprised vocalist/guitarist Dean Wareham (a transplanted New Zealand native), bassist Naomi Yang and drummer Damon Krukowski, longtime friends who first met in high school in New York City before all three attended Harvard University. Read more on Last.fm

There are at least three acts named Skullcrusher. 1. Skullcrusher is Los Angeles, CA, United States-based singer and songwriter, Helen Ballentine. She released her debut single 'Places/Plans' on Secretly Canadian in 2020. 2. An old school death metal band from Antwerp, Belgium, formed in 2010. Personnel: Den Giant (guitar), Marco (bass), Jordi (drums), Den Beir (grunts). 3. A black / thrash metal band from Finland, formed in 1997. This band recorded four demos before dissolving. Read more on Last.fm

There are multiple artists named Brandon: (1) Brandon is an electronic producer of synthwave / retrowave music – music that aims to capture the iconic sounds of 1980s pop and electronic music, while throwing in a few modern production techniques to create a sound that is nostalgic, yet somewhat fresh at the same time. The 80s is often defined as being the decade of ‘excess’, and Brandon aims to capture that in his music by fusing bright synth-leads with funky guitar riffs and old-school electronic drums. Read more on Last.fm

Adrianne Lenker is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist born on July 9, 1991, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the indie folk band Big Thief. In addition to her work with the band, Lenker also has a notable solo career, with albums such as Abysskiss (2018), Songs and Instrumentals (2020), and Bright Future (2024), the latter of which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album. Her music is marked by introspective and emotional lyrics Read more on Last.fm

Fenne Lily (born 20 January 1997) is an English folk singer-songwriter. Her debut studio album, "On Hold", was released in 2018. Fenne Lily was born in Dorset, England. She has a brother, to whom her song "Brother" is dedicated. She attended Beaminster School until the age of 16 and began performing concerts in Bristol at around the age of 15. During her teenage years, she worked in a record shop in Bridport, Dorset. In 2016, Lily began performing at music festivals across the United Kingdom. Read more on Last.fm

One of the most distinctive and mysterious indie acts of the 21st century, Liverpool's art-punk quartet Clinic combine decades' worth of familiar sounds in surprising ways. At any given moment, it's possible to hear shades of the Seeds' churning garage rock, the Velvet Underground's chugging cool, Suicide's icy pulse, Ennio Morricone's spaghetti Western drama, or Augustus Pablo's moody dub within their music. Coupled with Ade Blackburn's acidic vocals and their fondness for wearing surgical masks in concert Read more on Last.fm

Sarah Beth Tomberlin (born April 6, 1995) is an American folk musician. Now based in Louisville, Kentucky, Tomberlin released her debut full-length album, "At Weddings", in 2018 on Saddle Creek Records. She wrote most of At Weddings while living with her family in southern Illinois during her late teens and early twenties. At 16, she finished her homeschooling curriculum and went to college at a private Christian school she describes, only half-jokingly, as a "cult. Read more on Last.fm