Official Secrets Act are an indie rock band from London. They formed in 2007. Their current line-up consists of: Thomas Charge Burke - Guitar and Sings
Alexander Dunlop Mackenzie - Drums and Sings
Lawrence James Diamond - Bass and Sings
Michael Andrew Evans - Guitars, Harmonium and Roland http://www.myspace.com/officialsecretsact
Popular Workshop are an indie rock trio based in London. Their first E.P. "Stutter and Dance" was relased in 2007 . They followed up a nationwide tour with Art Brut in February 2008 by flying to Chicago the next day to record their debut album with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio studios, which will be officially birthed unto the world in September, entitled 'We're Alive, And We're Not Alone'. The first fruits of this work will be the single 'PopSong', released July 7th on This Is Fake DIY Recordings (home of Duels and We Are The Physics).
Alice Gun records in her drinks cabinet and down a Lakeland mineshaft, distilling macabre anti-folk from guitars, glockenspiel, double bass, cello, flugel horn and a lopsided upright.
She also plays cello for blues man Mr David Viner in a long-running collaboration which saw her spend last year recording with Ed Harcourt and supporting the White Stripes. An Alice Gun EP will be released on Ambiguous Records later this year.
The Grates are a two-piece band from Brisbane, Australia. Patience Hodgson (vocals), John Patterson (guitar) and Alana Skyring (drums) formed The Grates in 2002. The Grates have been lauded for their catchy songs and enthusiastic and energetic live show (Patience spends much of the show bouncing around, even while singing). They are frequently described as fun: "We just wanna have fun and hope other people do too." (Patience). Their sound has been compared to the Ramones, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Be Your Own Pet.