The Brooklyn-based orchestral pop band THE SILENT LEAGUE originated as the solo identity of singer Justin Russo in the late nineties. While a keyboardist with Mercury Rev in support of the critically acclaimed albums "Deserter's Songs" (V2) and "All Is Dream" (V2), Russo secretly stole each available moment in a busy tour schedule to write and record his own fragile and epic LP, "The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused".
Menomena are an experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Brent Knopf on guitar, keyboards, and glockenspiel; Justin Harris on bass, guitar, baritone sax and alto sax; and Danny Seim on percussion. All members of the band share singing duties. The band formed in late 2000, when Knopf graduated from Dartmouth College and returned to Portland to collaborate with Harris and Seim. They played their first show in July 2001, at The Meow Meow, a now-defunct all ages venue in Portland.
Tame Impala are a three piece psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band consists of Kevin Parker (lead guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (bass guitar) and Jay Watson (drums and backing vocals). Their name refers to the impala, a medium sized antelope. Their musical sound draws from a wide range of influences (most notably Cream and Germany's Colour Haze) and they like to see themselves as "a steady flowing psychedelic groove rock band that emphasizes dream-like melody." The band signed a worldwide deal with boutique label Modular Recordings in mid 2008.
Anek is an alternative rock band formed in 2001 in Lecce, Italy. Become more popular in 2009 with the release of their “5439" EP and their first single, "Bella", that aired on several local radio stations. Founding members Pete Sandon, his brother Jan Sandon and their friend Dario "Rock-D" Scordari welcomed guitarist Dave Tufano in 2006. At the end of 2009 Jan and Dario left the band and new drummer Loris De Carlo, son of the famous Italian drummer Enzo De Carlo, joined the band. The new line up finished to write and arrange new songs and travelled to London to record Anek first full length.
Dip is the name for six different bands. 1.) An alternative rock band from Japan that formed in 1991. (dip with a lower case d)
2.) A Japanese visual kei band that formed in 2005 (dip with a lower case d)
3.) A power pop band from the United Kingdom.
4.) A D.I.Y. psychedelic and progressive indie band from South Florida, 1996-2000.
5.) Experimental drum and sample group from Reykjavík,Iceland.(Jónsi from Sigur Rós sings in one song
'Skyscraper Heart' calling himself Frakkur)
Ex-Pedro the Lion band members TW Walsh and David Bazan take on the synths for their new indie pop project with Starflyer 59's Frank Lenz joining the fray. Absent of traditional guitar/bass instrumentation, Bazan's deep vocal tones take centre stage, equally soothing and macabre. The dystopian parables of love, loss and loyalty uplift and upset on their self-titled debut. The record utilises open room recording with digital and analogue effects.
The Pretty Reckless is a New York, U.S. based post-grunge band since 2009, fronted by lead singer Taylor Momsen, most famous for her co-starring role in the CW teen soap, Gossip Girl. Momsen describes the band as being influenced by Hole, Nirvana, and Joan Jett. The band opened for Australian sister duo The Veronicas at U.S. gigs in Spring/Summer 2009. They are signed to Interscope Records. Their debut EP will be released on June 22nd, followed by a full length album in August. Lineup:
Taylor Momsen - vocals
Fawn was a band that hit local fame (Chicago area) in the mid 70's. The bassist, Ricky Young was the Brother of James "Jy" of Styx and always looked up to his older Brother. Still yet, he was a talented bassist. The band recorded a few songs and sold quite a few as well. But eventually broke up in later years. Fawn is also the brainchild of Cracknation Records founder Jason Novak. Known for his more caustic projects such as the drum and bass team DJ? Acucrack, or the hardcore industrial band Acumen Nation.
Super Furry Animals (also known as "SFA", the "Furries" and the "Super Furries") are a critically acclaimed welsh alternative rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock, punk, britpop and electronic experimentation. They formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1993 by Gruff Rhys (lead vocals, guitar), Huw 'Bunf' Bunford (guitar, vocals), Guto Pryce (bass), Cian Ciaran (keyboards, electronics) and Dafydd Ieuan (drums) and have released nine full length albums and numerous EPs. The most recent release is 2009's "Dark Days/Light Years".