Hop Along
Hop Along (formerly known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis), which started out as Frances Quinlan’s solo project, is now a full-blown band, proudly adding Dominic Angelella of Dragonzord and Mark Quinlan of Netherfriends to the roster —-the 2005 release of “freshman year” is the act’s most solid album to date, but they released the album “Wretches” in mid 2009 while touring around the United States. Occasional touring/recording members include Eric Slick of Dr. Dog and Joe Baldacci of Dragonzord.
The Respirators
The Respirators are a three piece formed and based out of Merseyside, UK in 2006. The band consist of Pete Mitchelson (singer), Dean Hughes (guitarist/bassist) with former members Adam Robert and Jake Meadows. Originally a three piece with Dean Hughes having vocal duties The Respirators performed under the name of 'Dynamic Entry', before singer Peter Mitchelson joined. Since then The Respirators have refined their musical stylings...
Ben Gibbard
Ben Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American musician and songwriter who has formed several indie bands. He is most notable as the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie; his other projects include The Postal Service and All-Time Quarterback. He has also created music under his name and under the band Pinwheel. Gibbard appeared as a guest on Jimmy Tamborello's (his Postal Service collaborator) Dntel album entitled Life is Full of Possibilities (2001) - Specifically, he contributed vocals to the song "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan.
Iain Archer
Iain Archer is a singer/songwriter from northern ireland, who was once a member of the indie band Snow Patrol. Iain comes from a musical background and released several solo albums in the mid 90s on the small Scottish independent label Sticky Music. After a stint with Snow Patrol and a side project with Snow Patrol's frontman Gary Lightbody in reindeer section, he returned to his solo career. In 2004 he released his album Flood The Tanks. In 2005 Iain picked up an Ivor Novello Award as part of the songwriting team behind Snow Patrol's Final Straw album.
Spectral Park
Debut LP 'Spectral Park' out 29/01/13. Limited Vinyl + Digital on Mexican Summer. Pre-order - http://www.mexicansummer.com/shop/spectral-park-spectral-park/
Biography
"We bring you Spectral Park’s debut full-length under the auspices of pop brainchild Luke Donovan, who played all of the music (and records) on the record. These are songs borne from the trash, literally sourced from a box of records the Southampton multi-instrumentalist found on a walk by a council block’s curbside garbage.
CatCall
Catcall’s sound omits whiffs of early Kate Bush, Grace Jones and Tom Tom Club but also stands next to contemporaries such as Santigold, The Knife and disco queen Glass Candy; her original style shows off a strong character, with beats and quirky melodies that quickly sublet their way into your brain 23-year old Catherine Kelleher (Sydney, Australia) cut her musical teeth as a teenager in DIY punk group Kiosk; a band famed for their polarizing and bratty no-wave noise sound but eventually discovered their pop sensibility within the aggression and urgency of punk rock.
Linda Thompson
Linda Thompson (born Linda Pettifer) started her singing career in the 1960s, doing advertising jingles for money and singing in folk clubs for enjoyment. She changed her name to Linda Peters, and was romantically linked to Martin Carthy before working with Richard Thompson, whom she married in 1972. As part of Richard & Linda Thompson she sang on a string of critically acclaimed albums until a bitter split in 1982.