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Any Trouble

Any Trouble are a British rock band, originating from Crewe, England, best known for the early 1980s recordings. The band reformed in 2007. Any Trouble was an underappreciated bright spot on Stiff Records, a label which had no shortage of talented artists. Bandleader Clive Gregson's appearance, hardened love songs, and vocal style may have led to comparisons to Elvis Costello, but they were no second-rate rip-off -- each of their four albums revealed a songwriter of unique talent and a more-than-capable band to execute the songs.

Battersea

battersea is a band from Tacoma, Washington. They combine a sense of humor and pop elements with the darker sounds of bands like Joy Division, Wolfgang Press and The Smiths. Their debut e.p. was written and recorded by frontman eric reidar who played all the instruments. The band is now made up of eric reidar on guitar and vocals, james tcak on guitar and bass and renee timmer on drums. The band is playing the UK for the first time in September 2009.

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The Society Islands

The Society Islands is the musical project of Cologne, Germany-based composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Boris Rogowski. The Society Islands were founded in 2006, shortly before the release of their debut album "Kiss & Tell" (until then Rogowski had already recorded a dozen of albums and EPs under the moniker M.D. which may or may not be released at a later point in time). The music of The Society Islands oscillates between Neo-Folk, chamber music and Indie Rock and is further characterized by stylistic shifts and ominous undertones.

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Band of Holy Joy

Captains Journal: 14 08 09 There is a luminous glow, a convergence of harmonics, a wicked bursting of energy around the place. The night has suddenly sprung into life once again. Rodrigo meets the Queen stranger birds still are to be seen hurtling through the sky. The pernicious fog is breaking and behind that fraying blanket of ether, stars explode. Cast off your leather jacket. You have nice skin scarred well by nicer body markings. If I were fifty years younger, hell, who knows which way my gender preference may...

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Pop Art

Los Angeles-based jangle pop outfit Pop Art formed in 1983, originally comprising singer David Steinhart, his brothers Steve and Rich on guitar, bassist Tony Ortega and drummer Steve LePatner. The Steinharts soon after formed their own label, Stonegarden, for the purposes of releasing the band's debut single, "That's Enough for Me"; a self-titled, six-song EP followed in 1984. Pop Art's full-length debut A Perfect Mental Picture appeared a year later, earning the group a cult following among college radio listeners - LePatner left the lineup soon after its release...

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The Killjoys

Multiple bands have used this name: 1. The Killjoys - a UK punk band (1977)
2. - The Killjoys - Australian
3. - The Killjoys - Canadian 1. The Killjoys were a British punk band which formed in 1977. The band released only one single, "Johnny Won't Get to Heaven". Their lead singer, Kevin Rowland, later formed Dexys Midnight Runners 2. Formed by Craig Pilkington and Anna Burley as a pop-folk group, from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, received critical acclaim for their 1990 Album Ruby, include receiving an ARIA award for best independent release.

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