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Based in New Orleans, and fronted by Cas P. Ian, the band combines punk with country, electronic and freak-folk genres. Their eponymous first LP was released in November 2024, with the follow up, Blame The Clown, coming out in February 2026. Read more on Last.fm

Radio Free Alice are an Australian indie rock and post-punk band formed in Sydney in 2020 and subsequently based in Melbourne. The group consists of Noah Learmonth (vocals, guitar), Jules Paradiso (guitar), Michael Phillips (bass, saxophone) and Lochie Dowd (drums). Their music combines angular guitar lines, melodic bass, driving rhythms and expressive vocals, drawing on new wave, jangle pop and post-punk. Their influences include Talking Heads, The Cure, The Smiths and The Sunnyboys, alongside The Strokes, Parquet Courts and Ought. Read more on Last.fm

Lambrini Girls are a punk rock duo from Brighton, England, formed in 2019. The group currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez, previously known professionally as Lilly Macieira. Initially formed as a four-piece, the band developed into a duo following changes to its original lineup. The band's sound combines punk rock, garage punk and noise rock, incorporating abrasive guitar and bass tones, energetic rhythms, and confrontational lyrics. Read more on Last.fm

The Dandy Warhols is an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993. The band was founded by lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor, keyboardist Zia McCabe, guitarist Peter Holmström, and drummer Eric Hedford. Hedford left in 1998 to be replaced by Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer. The band's name is a play on the name of American pop artist Andy Warhol. The Dandy Warhols are strongly influenced by The Brian Jonestown Massacre Read more on Last.fm

There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) SOAK is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson from Derry. 2) Soak was a 1990s American industrial rock band from Texas. 3) SOAK was a Spanish punk band. 4) Soak was an instrumental Christian Worship Band. 1) SOAK is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson (born in Derry on 2 May 1996). They broke onto Derry’s music scene at 14, recording demos and gigging. Read more on Last.fm

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes was a soul group of the 1970s, based in Philadelphia, PA. Led by Harold Melvin, they formed as early as 1954, but struggled for many years until they finally broke through in 1972, thanks to then-new lead singer Teddy Pendergrass. With the addition of Pendergrass, and the orchestral productions that Gamble & Huff supplied them with, the group found success with such tracks as "I Miss You", "If You Don't Know Me By Now", and "The Love I Lost". Read more on Last.fm

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Blane Muise (born May 4, 1993), better known by her stage name Shygirl, is an English rapper, DJ, singer, songwriter and co-head/founder of record label and collective Nuxxe. Shygirl's music incorporates elements of hip house, industrial hip-hop, grime and deconstructed club. She has also been associated with the hyperpop music scene. Shygirl rose to prominence after working with close collaborator and friend Sega Bodega, as well as other well-known experimental pop producers Arca and Sophie Read more on Last.fm

Angélica Garcia is an American singer-songwriter currently based in Richmond, Virginia. She has released three studio albums: Medicine for Birds (2016), Cha Cha Palace (2020) and Gemelo (2024). Her song "Jícama" became widely known when US President Barack Obama selected the track for his 2019 year-end list. Born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in El Monte in the San Gabriel Valley east of the city. Garcia studied creative writing at Cooperative Arts High in New Haven Read more on Last.fm

Queens of the Stone Age (abbreviated QOTSA or QotSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme following the breakup of his previous band Kyuss. Although originally associated with Seattle due to early activity there, the project is most closely linked to the Palm Desert, California rock scene. Homme has remained the only constant member through numerous lineup changes. Since 2013, the core lineup has consisted of Homme Read more on Last.fm