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Talk Talk was an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). Initially a synth pop group, Talk Talk's first two albums, The Party's Over (1982) and It's My Life (1984), reached top 40 in the UK and produced the international hit singles "Talk Talk", "Today", "It's My Life", and "Such a Shame". They achieved widespread critical success in Europe and the UK with the album The Colour of Spring (1986) and its singles "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World". Read more on Last.fm

Beatrice "Bea" Kristi Ilejay Laus (born June 3, 2000), known as beabadoobee, is a Filipino-British singer-songwriter. She has formed her own independent, unique bedroom-acoustic sound pulling heartstrings with every beat. Her sensational melodies are influenced by artists like Alex G, Karen O and Florist. She has released a collection of EPs ("Lice", "Patched Up", "Loveworm", "Space Cadet", "Our Extended Play"), her debut full-length album "Fake It Flowers" in 2020 Read more on Last.fm

Noise art punk from London, Uk. Read more on Last.fm

Polly Jean "PJ" Harvey is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments. Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined local band Automatic Dlamini as a vocalist, guitarist and saxophonist. The band's frontman, John Parish, became her long-term collaborator. In 1991, she formed an eponymous trio called PJ Harvey and subsequently began her career as PJ Harvey. Read more on Last.fm

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Ezra Furman is a singer and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. It is difficult to peg her as part of a single musical genre because she loves to experiment with different styles of songwriting. Suffice it to say that Ezra makes up songs and plays them on her acoustic guitar with ferocious energy and gut wrenching sincerity. Her music is derivative of, but never completely part of, a number of musical genres: rock, blues, punk, folk and pop are some prime examples. Read more on Last.fm

The Cure are a band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom. The band originally consisted of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Pearl Thompson (guitar), Michael Dempsey (bass) and Lol Tolhurst (drums), with the band's lineup overgoing several changes throughout the years and Smith remaining as the only constant member throughout the band's history. The band currently consists of Smith (vocals, guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Jason Cooper (drums) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). Read more on Last.fm

The Velvelettes were a 60's female vocal group founded in 1961 by sisters Carolyn and Millie Gill with cousins Bertha Barbee-McNeal and Norma Barbee (both from Flint, Michigan) on the Western Michigan University campus, where they were students. The group signed to Motown Records, but weren't given top priority, as other female vocal groups were attracting audiences and recording hits. While the group awaited their chance at stardom, they recorded backing vocals for more established Motown girl groups Read more on Last.fm

Jadu Heart is an English alternative/indie duo formed by Diva-Sachy Jeffrey and Alex Headford. Known for their genre-blending sound that fuses dream pop, shoegaze, psych-rock, and lo-fi indie, the pair debuted in 2016 with their EP Wanderflower. Early in their career, they performed as masked alter egos, Dina and Faro, creating a fictional universe to complement their ethereal and narrative-driven music. Over time, Jadu Heart’s sound evolved, shifting toward darker Read more on Last.fm

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper. Regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists of his generation, and one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the honor. Born in Compton, California, Lamar began releasing music under the stage name K.Dot while attending high school. He signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005 Read more on Last.fm