Light Parades are a four piece outfit, primarily based in Kingston Upon Thames, West London, UK. Made up of Daniel Hopkinson, Stephen Hopkinson, Jakub Tucholski and Oliver Pearce. Formed in mid-2011, the ambitious quartet headed into Rockfield Studio in Wales only four weeks after forming, to start recording their debut album, due for release later this year. Their debut ep 'Sparkle' was released on 15th February 2012.
Big-beat duo Johnny T and Malcolm Wax.
Quirky Alt-Folk, Indie experimentalists Haunted Stereo formed in Southampton, late 2007. They play 15 instruments between them, though a maximum of 6 at any one time! With members from Japan and Germany, as well as the UK, the group have a range of backgrounds in life and music; some have been classically trained while others are completely self taught. This eclectic makeup is mirrored by the playful diversity found within their burgeoning yet varied repertoire.
’i said yes’ find themselves occasionally dispersed and occasionally in the same place, sharing a love of all things musical and some things poetic. The recent discovery of a long-forgotten accordion and several encounters with a tambourine, a glockenspiel, a viola and a melodica have helped ’i said yes’ to confront the fact that perhaps, they aspire to write songs which embody the spirit of indie folk. But then again, perhaps they just play what comes out. ’and then we danced…’ is a collection of some of these songs, a record of the times when i said yes were in the same place.
Broken Spindles is the brainchild of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. He is in other Saddle Creek bands, playing bass guitar in The Faint and Beep Beep. The music is mostly instrumental with minimal vocals which Petersen sings. It originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film. It developed into a solo project with the first release in 2002 on Tiger Style Records. In between touring with The Faint and Beep Beep, Petersen found time to write music for Broken Spindles. The song, "Song No Song," from fulfilled/complete was used in a car commercial for Lexus
The Black Sparrows are a band formed by two Bukowski obsessed young men who wanted an excuse to drink and shout in public. Recreating the spirit of the guitar band, The Black Sparrows bring a punk inspired attitude to London indie, with danceable riffs and sharp lyrics.
Aqua is a danish-norwegian dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. Initially forming as Joyspeed in 1989, the band was renamed Aqua in 1994 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two albums: Aquarium in 1997 and Aquarius in 2000, before splitting up in July 2001. The group sold an estimated 33 million albums and singles, making them the most successful Danish band ever and the second most successful Norwegian band.
This Portland Oregon based band, Catfight! are hotter than hot. A 60's garage rock explosion of fuzzed out guitars and wham-bam-thank you ma'am percussion, Catfight! Exude cool. Influenced by The Velvets, T-Rex, The Stones, The Nazz, The White Stripes, Yardbirds, early Kinks and Eagles Of Death Metal, Catfight! have become a high profile band in the Pacific Northwest, playing everywhere from Oregon to Seattle to Vancouver, Canada.