Although previously believed to be an incorrect artist tag for iLiKETRAiNS, from October 2008 the Leeds group decided to change their name to I LIKE TRAINS, at least for the release of their next EP 'The Christmas Tree Ship'. The EP will be available from November 24th on Fantastic Plastic. Unlike anything the band have done before, the EP will be entirely instrumental with each of the 5 tracks seguing into the next.
Hailing from Leeds (Northern England) Empress consist of Nicola Hodgkins of Hood, The Remote Viewer and Boyracer and Christopher Coyle of Halkyn. After releasing an EP and Album for Pehr they jumped to Stephen Pastels label Geographic after touring with The Pastels and put out the self-titled album Empress. Their latest album The Sound They Made was composed in between train rides with Chris traveling from Wales to Leeds throughout a year and released back on Pehr in 2003.
5 piece Brighton band that started off the beginning of 2007. As each member has come from different bands there is a combination of many different genres. Even though they have only been together shortly they have recorded a 2 track demo and a 4 track EP.
Ash Emery - Vocals/Synth
Fred Rushton - Guitar/Synth
Marc Knight - Guitars/Backing
Ben Feeney - Bass/Backing
Matt King - Drums MySpace page
Cruel Black Dove’s sound is bold and atmospheric. Anastasia Dimou’s vocals are at once a thick and sonorous weight channeling Siouxsie Sioux, and a serene breath. The music is a soundtrack suited for the desert, hovering between dark new wave and electronic stadium grandeur. Their debut EP, Full Powers, was an intriguing introduction, merging strong soulful vocals with electronic sounds. On The Myth and the Sum, heavy drums and basslines remain, but the sonic drama present in Full Powers has been transformed into dreamy restraint, rich in melody and lyrics.
Hatcham Social are a London four-piece composed of brothers Tobias and Finnigan Kidd (the latter erstwhile Klaxons drummer and sometime member of The Chavs), bassist David Javu, and (from early 2009) guitarist and keyboardist Jerome Watson, who play indie pop and post-punk shoegaze. Since their formation in 2005, Hatcham have released four seven-inch singles and two analogue tapes' worth of material inspired by children's fiction and 1980s indie.
Ken Stringfellow is most widely known as Jon Auer's partner in the Seattle-based "power pop" group, The Posies, but is also a well-respected artist and producer in his own right. Ken's solo career began with the 1997 release, This Sounds Like Goodbye and the low-fi, experimental feel of this album was a departure from the richness of The Posies sound. His second solo release, Touched, had the misfortune of a September 11, 2001 street date and as a result, did not receive the attention it deserved.
Born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 to Irish immigrants in Ardwick Manchester. Johnny Marr is a guitarist, singer, song-writer and producer. He is best known for being the founder member and guitarist in eighties cult band The Smiths. The Smiths released 4 studio albums between 1984 and 1987 when Marr broke the group up. Their major hits in the UK, were Heaven knows I’m miserable now which reached #10 in 1984 and Sheila Take a Bow which reached the same number in 1987. Whilst their popular songs include This Charming Man, How Soon is Now and There is Light that Never goes out.
Tin Can Radio are a band like no other. Their infectious flavour of indie-inspired art rock takes listeners on a sonic journey through dreamy landscapes, sing-along hooks, punchy guitar driven riffs and grinding dubstep breakdowns. Their ambitious sonic approach to songwriting, coupled with their engaging live performance, has whipped up a whirlwind of support and captivated audiences nationwide.
Julian Casablancas (born August 23, 1978 in New York City, New York) is a singer and songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Strokes. His debut solo album "Phrazes for the Young" was released on November 2, 2009. Julian Casablancas is the son of John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model Management, and Jeanette Christiansen, a Danish model who was Miss Denmark in 1965, making him half Spanish, half Danish. His parents divorced when he was young. He attended kindergarten with future bandmate Nikolai Fraiture.
Let's Wrestle are an alternative band currently consisting of WPG - L.Vocals, L.Guitar, Mike Hankin - Bass, Vocals, and Darkus Bishop - Traps, Ralph Petrie. They were founded in 2005 in London.
The band claims that their musical influences include The Beatles, Neil Young, Pavement, Nirvana, Swell Maps, Pixies, The Raincoats, Bowie, Beach Boys, Fugazi, ELO, Dinosaur Jr, Buddy Holly, Black Sabbath, The Clean, Denim, Grandaddy, Husker Du, Wire, Yo La Tengo, Phil Spector