The Lodger was formulated by Pontefract-born songwriter Ben Siddall inside a Leeds bedsit. After a few 7-inch singles on a variety of independent labels such as Angular Records and Dance to the Radio, a debut album titled
Still Corners (based in London, United Kingdom) write dreamy noir-pop love songs, full of swirling organ, wintry vocals, and big drums. A music inspired by the Spector-esque sound of the sixties and influenced by films and soundtracks of the same era. They've just released their first EP, "Remember Pepper?", available direct at their myspace.
Mono Taxi is a male / female, anglo / french duo based in London, UK and formed in 2003. The band consits of Ellice Williams and Antoine Collin. Mono Taxi's influences include The Breeders, Cat Power, The Modern Lovers, Violent Femmes, Pavement, Scout Niblett, Jesus and Marychain and Serge Gainsbourg. Discography * Kind Of Better (2006, PIAS)
* The Sound Of You (2007, Ciao Ketchup Recordings)
* We Wanna Get Some Real Fun (2008, Ciao Ketchup Recordings)
“Like Los Campesinos jumping around with Arcade Fire's bubblegum pop playing cousins in a parallel universe” God Is In The TV Zine Brontosaurus Chorus burst onto the Indie scene of their native London in December 2006, quickly building a reputation for joyous, life-affirming live shows. Within a year, the band had doubled in size from the original quartet to resemble some kind of pop octopus; eight different colourful characters vying for your attention and yet moving as a unit.
Piper Saint
Piper Saint are a young and enthusiastic three-piece punk rock band of tattooed misfits based in Camden, North London. RCA Demos: "Piper Saint should satisfy those of you who like their grungy punk to have a nice polish production-wise, have a listen to Please Dont. Female fronted with a couple of stomping tracks in there. Stong, uninhibted vocal with a really tight band." Piper Saint started in Summer of 2005, with Uxia, Mat and with Daniel as the bass player in the early days. In November 2006 Big Lee join the band.
Are you ready world? Pop music just got cuter, sexier and a helluva lot more bratty! Town Bike are four kids from Merseyside on a mission to reclaim the dancefloor from po-faced indie characters and miserable emo scenesters, and this is the opening salvo of their attack. Janey (Bass) and Sarah (Vocals) met on the beer-sodden floors of Liverpool's diy punk community, and repulsed by everyone else's apparent commitment to utter tedium...
The Mai 68s are an indie/post-punk band from Leicester. The band were formed in 2007) by Jeremy '68 (stand-up drums), Julie '68 (vox), Jon '68 (guitar) and Zac '68 (bass) . A Joe Foster produced debut single "Froth on the Daydream" was released by Cloudberry Records on the 21st June. Copies can be bought from www.cloudberryrecords.com. www.myspace.com/themai68s.