Indie
Reef
The band members included Gary Stringer on vocals, Kenwyn House on guitar, Jack Bessant on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Their second album, Glow, is ranked at number 26 in Kerrang!'s "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" list.
Although most members of Reef have West Country connections, it wasn't until the four members met in London that the band was formed.
The Temper Trap
One night in a bar in Melbourne I found Dougy, born of Indonesian decent and bearing the trans-atlantic accent of a kid who grew up all over the world, but this isnt some fairytale connection story. He was looking to start a band and thought I looked like a muso. But I wasnt interested in joining another band, so I palmed him off to a friend and thought I was done with it. But you cant fight fate, and I kept running into Dougy around the city, he continued to ask me "Hey, do you want to start a band?".
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are a five piece indie rock band from Rothwell, Leeds with influences such as The Beatles, The Kinks and The Velvet Underground. Pigeon Detectives, who formed in 2002, found acclaim among DJs and the musical press when they performed at 2006 Reading and Leeds festivals, being tagged as the "band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007". They supported Dirty Pretty Things whilst they toured in spring 2006. In early November 2006 they supported fellow West Yorkshire band Kaiser Chiefs, who are known to be fans of the band, on a number of occasions around Europe.
The School
There is more than one artist called The School #1: The School hail from Cardiff, wielding shimmering 60s influenced indie pop and a plethora of band members. An adorable band that combines a charming indie pop spirit with the production tricks they learnt after compulsive listens to the records by Brian Wilson and Phil Spector, fronted by Liz from The Loves. After only four gigs they have already signed to Elefant, and in September 2007 they recorded their first single, "All I Wanna Do", produced by Ian Catt (Saint Etienne, Trembling Blue Stars, NOSOTRÄSh).
Jim Bob
Jim Bob was born James Robert Morrison in the city of London, on 22 November 1960. He changed his name because he did not want to be mistaken for, in his own words, "a fat, dead, crap poet" - ie the former singer of The Doors. He played in various bands during the 1980s, one of which was Jamie Wednesday, who were performing between 1985 and 1987. In 1987 Jamie Wednesday split up just before a gig at the Astoria in London. Morrison and Les Carter aka 'Fruitbat' filled in playing along to a backing tape and thus Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine was born.
Wheatus
Wheatus is a rock band from Northport, New York formed by Brendan Brown (vocals, guitar) in 1998. After writing a few songs, Brown enlisted his brother Peter Brown (drums) and Rich Ligey (bass) to record a demo. In 1999 the band signed with Columbia Records and released their debut album, Wheatus, the following year. This album contained the bands first, and so far biggest, hit, Teenage Dirtbag (from the movie Loser).
White Denim
White Denim is a bluesy, garage-rock trio, hailing from Austin, Texas. http://www.whitedenimmusic.com/ In March 2005, the two bands Parque Touch (Josh Block, James Petralli, Lucas Anderson) and Peach Train (Steve Terebecki) played a show together at Beerland in Austin, Texas. After the show Steve was asked to play bass for Parque Touch and the band became four, playing under the pseudonyms Byshop Massive (Lucas), Bop English (James), Nicholas Mallard (Josh), and Terry Beckins (Steve); however, in February 2006...
Shoes and socks off
Lo-Fi solo project of ex Meet Me in St Louis frontman and current Shield Your Eyes bassist Toby Hayes. Recorded his debut album 'From the Muddy Banks of the Melitzer' on September 24th 2008 which has been released on Big Scary Monsters Records The album is an acoustic record, but there are plans to re-record the album at a later date with full orchestration. The re-recording is likely to be called 'Hand Reared Suburban Piglet' and is rumoured to feature some of Hayes' former and current band-mates from other projects.
Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne are a British indie dance/pop act named after a French football team. The band was founded by sometime journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966) in Croydon, UK, January 1990. After recording 2 singles with guest singers, glamorous Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) joined as a full member. Saint Etienne are one of the bands who defined the early 90s indie dance genre...
