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Delays

Delays are an indie band formed in Southampton, UK. It gained its final lineup of Greg Gilbert (lead vocals, guitars), his younger brother Aaron Gilbert (synth/programming, vocals), Colin Fox (bass, backing vocals) and Matthew 'Rowly' Rowlinson (drums) in early 2001 (the band was called Idoru at the time, and changed their name to Delays in 2002) Their debut album, Faded Seaside Glamour was released on Rough Trade Records in April 2004.

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Starsailor

A rock quartet heralded on the release of their debut single, "Fever," in February 2001 as "Britain's best new band," Starsailor has continued the rich lineage of its predecessors such as Travis, Stereophonics and many others. Formed in Wigan, UK by music students James Walsh (vocals/guitar), James Stelfox (bass), and Ben Byrne (drums), the band went through several guitar-heavy embryonic lineups before the arrival of Barry Westhead (keyboards) cemented their sound.

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Alexis Blue

Alexis Blue Andeh Stewart - Guitar/Vocals
Mark Easton - Drums/Backing Vocals
Paul Easton - Guitar/Backing Vocals
Chris Stewart - Bass/Backing Vocals Myspace - www.myspace.com/alexisblue Merseyside / Wirral Indie-Alt-Pop 4 piece Alexis Blue formed on the calmer side of the River Mersey in September 2005. Since then, constant gigs & tours around the UK and Europe, along with multiple EP & single releases have increased not only their fan base...

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Embrace

There is more than one artist with the name Embrace, the first two of whom are significant:
1) a five-piece indie band from Leeds, England, who have enjoyed significant success in UK, including three number one albums and six Top 10 singles
2) a Post-Hardcore/Post-Punk band from Washington D.C. that had a galvanizing influence on the Washington, D.C. punk scene of the 80's and featured Ian MacKaye (who subsequently formed Fugazi)
3) a Dutch Trance duo
4) a Canadian Gothic Metal band

Read more about Embrace on Last.fm.

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Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn, a vocalist / keyboardist from the UK, is best known as the lead singer of the band Blur. He, along with Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, formed the virtual band Gorillaz, as part of which he is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. One of his most recent projects is the supergroup The Good, the Bad & the Queen, where he plays the keyboard and sings. Other members of the band are Paul Simonon (bass, The Clash), Simon Tong (guitar, The Verve) and Tony Allen (drums, percussion).

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Yolanda Brown

YolanDa Brown born to Jamaican parents in Barking, East London, England (October 4, 1982) is a British jazz urban contemporary saxophonist and composer. YolanDa is currently in the final year of her PhD at the University of Kent, Kent Business School[4] in Canterbury, England

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