Phoenix, ashes, you know the story. Formerly members of Melbourne art-pop weirdos Psuche, Oscar Thorne and Martin King continue their former bands' sonic voraciousness (drum machines, synthesizers, children’s toys and Thorn’s tape loop experimentation), but add a swishy, concise pop sensibility and some hot new beats into the mix. The result: joy x1million.
Melodie Nelson is a moniker used by australian singer-songwriter Lia Tsamoglou. Lia is also a member of Sydney bands Moonmilk and Rand and Holland
There are, at least, fourteen artists using this name: 1. DiVA, a sub-group from Japanese idol group AKB48 formed in February 2011. Members consist of Akimoto Sayaka (秋元才加), Umeda Ayaka (梅田彩佳), Masuda Yuka (増田有華) and Miyazawa Sae (宮澤佐江). They are being promoted as a 'vocal and dance unit'. Their debut single Tsuki no uragawa (月の裏側; The Other Side of the Moon) was released May 18, 2011. 2. A Los Angeles based psychedelic pop artist (full name Diva Dompe) who released the album "The Glitter End" on Critical Heights in May 2011: www.criticalheights.com
The Revival Hour is a collaborative project between DM Stith and John Mark Lapham of The Earlies and The Late Cord. "This summer my friend and music collaborator JM Lapham came to Rochester to live with me so that we could finish our music project together. It started a few years ago as a very casual one-off collaboration and turned into something that sort of took over my creative life. Its been the best sort of parasite. It's like a child coming out of a one-night stand.
L.A. native Henry Laufer, the 21-year-old producer better known as Shlohmo, is a lo-fi beat junkie and field-recording enthusiast, whose crackling, low-BPM compositions update Boards of Canada's filmstrip-soundtrack wooziness. An LA native, Laufer grew up listening to "stuff like DJ Shadow, Amon Tobin, M83 stuff with some sort of cinematic vision." He started making beats when he was 14, but "didn't really do it with any sort of purpose until I was like 17 or 18. That was also around the time he and his friends, already fans of Flying Lotus, discovered Low End Theory.
There are three artists with this name: 1. Abel is five-piece acoustic / pop band from Breda, The Netherlands.
2. Abel is also a four-piece indie rock band from Poughkeepsie, NY.
3. Abel is also the name of a Spanish jazz / funk band from San Francisco, CA.
1. Abel is a Dutch acoustic / pop band from the city of Breda. The band was formed in 1996 as a cover band called The Acting Crowd. After many line-up changes, the band now has 5 members: - Joris Rasenberg (Vocals)
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Team Me play warm and rich orchestrated pop music in the same vein as Sufjan Stevens, Efterklang, Patrick Wolf or Jónsi. This used to be Marius D. Hagen's one-man band - a recording project where he could play the songs that didn't fit in his other bands. But Team Me has grown into a six-strong orchestra and the fragile acoustic songs Hagen used to play have been transformed into a much larger and richer sound.
Sean Nicholas Savage is from Edmonton, Ab and makes great pop music with nice hooks. He is currently living in Montreal. Sean Nicholas Savage co-wrote and sang lead on many songs for the Silly Kissers debut album. Sean has been prolific in his output, and has put out several albums under his own name, as well as numerous side projects. Under his own name, he has released: Summer 5000, Little Submarine, Sunshine Melodies/Weird Daze, & Spread Free Like A Butterfly.
There are two artists by the name of Whitley listed on Last.fm: 1) Whitley is an artist from Melbourne, Australia. Whitley seamlessly blends organic acoustic flavours with electronic overtones creating songs with hushed, whimsical tales of love and loss.
Whitley’s previous incarnations in hardcore and punk bands were tempered when he was dragged along to see alt-country stars Keiran Cane and Kevin Welsh by a friend’s dad.