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The Wave Pictures

London based rock trio, consisting of David Tattersall, Franic Rozycki and Johnny Helm. The first line-up of the band came together in Wymeswold, Leicestershire, United Kingdom in 1998. They recorded and self-released a string of albums before finally settling in London with the current line-up. After the release of "Sophie" (2006) on Smoking Gun Records, the band signed a two record deal with the London independent label Moshi Moshi records.

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Coming Soon

3 artists under the name Coming Soon 1/ Taking in West Coast French anti-folk band with vocal performances that variously recall the drained baritone of Leonard Cohen and Moldy Peaches as fronted by Suggs, the debut album by this French seven-piece (who’ve busked in Covent Garden) is all over the place in the very best of ways. Ages range from 15 to 26, subjects from kissing like Jack Nicholson to the brand of blues specifically associated with baking pies for your mother’s third wedding.
They signed to Kitchen Music from Paris, these young troubadours make you dance, think and smile.

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Jana Hunter

Jana Hunter is a songwriter and musician, and was born in Texas. She is now(2010) based in Baltimore. She has recently(2009) formed a new band named Lower Dens and toured the USA with Future Islands(2010). She is signed to Gnomonsong, a record label run by Devendra Banhart and Vetiver's Andy Cabic. Her solo debut album Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom was the label's debut release. She later completed her second album "There's No Home" as well as "Carrion EP".

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Emmy the Great

Emmy the Great are fronted by Emma-Lee Moss, born in Hong Kong and now living in London, United Kingdom based singer-songwriter, noted for her evocative and thought-provoking lyrics, and her inventive way with rhyme. She has released several eps and compilations and her debut album entitled First Love was released in February 2009 on Close Harbour. Joining Emmy in the band are Euan Hinshelwood (Younghusband), and Tom Rogerson (three trapped tigers) among others. http://www.emmythegreat.com/

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Dufus

Dufus is an American anti-folk band, led primarily by Seth Faergolzia Also known as Quankmeyer Faergoalzia. The band is known for their revolving door membership, where they may start one tour with two members, and the next with upwards of twenty. Seth is the mainstay of the group however, and he sometimes tours as a solo artist. Other projects that have a strong connection to Dufus and Seth's song writing include Cleveland Funk Tribe which was a band that both Seth and Brent of Dufus were in before...

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The Bundles

In February 2001 New York performer/comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis was living in Austin, Texas for a few months and then-Moldy Peach Kimya Dawson came to visit him. During that visitation week they made up five songs with Jeffrey on guitar and Kimya on keyboards. In 2002, when Kimya had launched her solo career and was touring Germany along with The Jeffrey Lewis Band, those same five songs expanded into full band songs with the addition of Jeffrey's brother/bandmate Jack Lewis on bass and Anders Griffen (known for his work with jazz great Frank Lowe and Regina Spektor) on drums.

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The Lofty Heights

Originally the brainchild of crooning minstrel Gregory Griffin; a Californian recently transplanted to a giant warehouse in the Manor House area of London, Lofty Heights have since evolved into a band of mid-20’s misfits peddling Colin Meloy influenced indie- pop that spin yarns from lonesome ancient mariners to the perils of sharing the washing-up!
Debut single Eye Contact is a beautifully orchestrated chamber pop ditty that sees Greg interlace Beach Boy inspired harmonies over heartfelt lyrics and rich instrumentation including cello, slide guitar and piano accompaniment.

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Bored Housewife

Bored Housewife are a two piece from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band members are Justin McKeown and Meabh McDonnell . Bored housewife write happy twisted songs to relieve the monotony of everyday life. They love the smell of flowers and glue. They're inspired by endless amounts of shitty television and playing computer games, trips to pound stores (dollar store's if you're American), and people they meet in Belfast. They firmly believe poetry is just banality intensified. http://boredhousewifeband.com

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