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Spain

Spain was formed in Los Angeles in 1993 by Josh Haden (son to jazz legend Charlie Haden). The group released three albums: The Blue Moods of Spain, She Haunts My Dreams and I Believe. Spirituals – The Best of Spain is a collection of some of their most poignant songs (+ two never before released and three live versions). Their song "Spiritual" was covered by Johnny Cash on his 1996 Unchained album, and by Soulsavers on their 2007 release It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land. In 2007, Haden released a solo album, but also reformed the band with new members Tom Gladders (guitar), Randy Kirk (keyboards, guitar), and Matt Mahal (drums). To......

alt-J

Alt-J (sometimes stylised ∆) was formed when Gwil Sainsbury (guitar, bass), Joe Newman (guitar, vocals), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards), and Thom Sonny Green (drums) met at Leeds, UK University in 2007. The band currently resides in Cambridge.Unger-Hamilton studied English Literature; the other three Fine Art. In their second year of studies, Newman showed Sainsbury a handful of his own songs inspired by his guitar-playing dad and hallucinogens, and the pair began recording in their dorm rooms with Sainsbury acting as producer on Garageband. First as Daljit Dhaliwal and then as Films, they spent the next two years playing around town. Their eponymous first 4-track demo ∆,......

The Walkabouts

The Walkabouts was an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984 by Chris Eckman and Carla Torgerson. Other members have been Michael Wells, Glenn Slater and Terri Moeller. The Walkabouts disbanded in 2015.Although the Walkabouts started in Seattle, US their main base of popularity was Europe. Their blend of folk idioms and noisy experimental rock has won them lots of devoted fans; however, even with twelve studio albums and another 15 EPs, live albums and compilations released, they still remain below the radar of the public at large.The band drew inspiration from folk and country music, particularly Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young and Johnny Cash, but also from other......

The Korgis

The Korgis are a Pop-band formed circa 1978 from the United Kingdom, originally composed of James Warren (vocals, bass) and Andy Davis (drums, vocals), both ex-members of stackridge, along with the unofficial members Stuart Gordon (guitar) and Phil Harrison (keyboards).Their successful period lasted until 1982. In 1986 Warren would go on to issue a solo LP entitled Burning Questions in. Some of the singles during this era were released as 'The Korgis' and co-produced by Andy Davis.The band reunited in 1990 to re-record "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime". The re-formed group, consisting of James Warren, Andy Davis and John Baker, released the album......

Brothertiger

John Jagos began recording under the name Brothertiger in Toledo, OH during the summer of 2009. He began recording electronic music in 2006 as Monoteque, an experimental project characterized by tribal beats and pulsing synthesizers. Influenced heavily by the electronic sound of Brian Eno and M83, along with the experimental characteristics of Animal Collective, Caribou, and Yeasayer, Jagos recorded many tracks throughout the final half of 2009. After he released the Apache Feathers EP on the Modicum of Silence net-label, he soon began work on the Vision Tunnels EP. Drawing heavily upon cassette-esque drum tracks and dream-like synths, Brothertiger combines the ethereal......

Hugo

There are at least 9 artists performing as Hugo:1) Hugo is an American Aor singer who is most known for his album with Valentine. Hugo began singing with Open Skyz and has released three solo-albums so far. After more than 10 years of absence he made his comeback in 2008 on firefest IV and will be performing again at firefset V.2) Born in England and raised in Thailand, Hugo - a seriously dedicated songwriter, musician and performer – has already plowed through several aesthetic incarnations on the road to Old Tyme Religion.3) A minimal techno artist and manager hailing from Turin, Italy, Hugo was really young when he had the perception that music is something more......

Miles

There are two artists by the same name.1. Miles is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Dhaka in 1979. They left a major impact in the music industry of their country since their formation. In 2019, they celebrated their 40 years together through a US tour.2. Miles Sanders, born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, is a hip-hop/rap artist best know for his single “What in Tarnation” which originally was a snippet released on the app TikTok. After the overwhelming support on the app, the song was later released fully. Source

Lissie

Elisabeth "Lissie" Maurus (born November 21, 1982 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA), is an American folk rock artist and Paste Magazine's #1 best new solo artist of 2010. Lissie has released 4 studio albums, 1 live album and 5 EPs. She released her EP, Lissie, in 2007 and her debut album, Catching a Tiger, was released in June 2010. Lissie's latest album "Castles" was released on March 23, 2018.BackgroundLissie was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois, USA - her father is a physician and her mother is an interior designer. She was interested in singing and music from an early age. She played the title role of the musical Annie at the age of......