The Afghan Whigs
Emerging in the second half of the 1980s, the band The Afghan Whigs became a cult favorite on the American alternative…
Lambchop
Lambchop’s story began in 1986, when former schoolmates Kurt Wagner (vocals and guitar), Jim Watkins (guitar), and Marc…
Sondre Lerche
Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sondre Lerche began attracting critical attention at a very young age. His…
Julia Holter
American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Julia Holter, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in Los…
Brandon Flowers
Brandon Richard Flowers was born in Henderson, in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, on June 21, 1981. He gained…
Weezer
Weezer was formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by Rivers Cuomo (vocals and guitar), Jason Cropper (guitar), Matt Sharp (bass)…
Wednesday
Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, the band Wednesday is led by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Karly Hartzman.…
Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Pasadena, California, on August 17, 1994. She…
Black Box Recorder
Black Box Recorder was formed in 1998 in London, blending indie pop influences with elements of French electronic music…
Keane
Keane is an English alternative rock band formed in the town of Battle, East Sussex. Following in the vein of the…
Ian Sweet
Ian Sweet is the musical project of American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jilian Medford. Born in Los Angeles,…
The Strokes
When The Strokes released the EP The Modern Age in January 2001 on Rough Trade, the band was already being hailed as…
Elastica
Formed in 1992 in England by Justine Frischmann (a former member of Suede and Brett Anderson’s ex-girlfriend), the…
Body Type
Body Type is an Australian post-punk band formed in 2016 in Sydney by Sophie McComish (guitar and vocals), Annabel…
Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison, an Englishwoman born on August 2, 1992, began writing her first songs at age 14, adopting…
Tricky
Born on January 27, 1968 as Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, Tricky started his music career during the second half of…
Xiu Xiu
Formed in 2002 in San Jose, California, the American band Xiu Xiu has developed a sound associated with various genres,…
L7
Although often associated with the grunge movement, the American band L7 was formed in 1985 in Los Angeles by Suzi…