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Les Savy Fav

Les Savy Fav is an indie rock band which formed in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1995, where the members were attending the Rhode Island School of Design. The band moved to Brooklyn, New York shortly after graduating. The band consists of Tim Harrington (vocals), Seth Jabour (guitar), Andrew Reuland (guitar), Syd Butler (bass) and Harrison Haynes (drums). Over the course of 5 albums (the last of which is called "Let's Stay Friends", and the one before that, Inches...

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The Durutti Column

The Durutti Column is the ongoing band project of guitarist (and occasional pianist) Vini Reilly (born in Didsbury, Greater Manchester, August 1953), often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. The basic idea behind Durutti Column’s music is to break with whatever structure supports the foundations of musical formalism, in order to try and create a kind of music which really can belong to everyone.

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kid pang

Kid Pang are like a hybrid paella from the sunny south east, in that the chefs and ingredients have changed from time to time, but there’s a constant that retains the soul of the dish. After a few changes to our line-up and sound, the band changed their name to 'Lakes' and under the same name and line-up, released a self-titled e.p. (2007) and a split with Zettasaur (2008) on Signature Tune followed by a split on Unlabel (2008).

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The Dismemberment Plan

The Dismemberment Plan is an / band formed in Washington, D.C., United States on January 1, 1993. Also known as "The D-Plan" or "The Plan," the band's name comes from a stray phrase uttered by the insurance salesman in the popular comedy Groundhog Day. The band members include Eric Axelson (bass), Jason Caddell (guitar), Joe Easley (drums) and Travis Morrison (vocals and guitar).

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Flying Pickets

The Flying Pickets is a British a cappella vocal group, that had a surprise number one hit in 1983 in the UK singles chart, with their cover of Yazoo's track Only You. The name 'Flying Pickets' refers to mobile strikers who travel in order to join a picket. The group of six was founded by Brian Hibbard in 1982 by a group of actors , the "7:84 Theatre group", a fringe theatre group who had sung a capella in their production of One Big Blow, based on the 1984 UK miners' strike.

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Native Tongue

There is more than 1 band called Native Tongue: 1. Native Tongue are an Indie-Electronic band from London, England. They support Kaiser Chiefs on their UK tour Feb 2012. Their EP 'Taking Pictures in the Amusement Arcade' is set for release January 2012.
www.facebook.com/thisinativetongue 2. Native Tongue was a post punk band from Boston, Massachusetts active during the early 80s. The band was comprised of Louis Selvitella (bass, vocals), Lee Leffler (guitar), and Michael Frackleton (drums, vocals).

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P.K.14

P.K.14 - Beijing based post-punk band. The abbreviated name P.K.14 is a continuous play on words. Primarily standing for Public Kingdom for Teens (??????), known to also stand for Pent Kilowatt One More Than Thirteen, Pelikan Kraut Seven Times Two and Psycho Killer Two Less Than Sixteen amongst others... Vocals - Yang Haisong (???) Guitar - Xu Bo (??) Drums - Jonathan (??? Bass - Shi Xudong (???)

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The March Violets

The March Violets Current lineup - Si Denbigh - Vox, Rosie Lugosi - Vox and Tom Ashton - Guitars. The band started in 1982 as one of Leeds' four famous 'drum machine bands'. The other three being Merciful Release labelmatesThe Sisters of Mercy, Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry and The Three Johns. Fronted by the two pronged attack of dual vocalists Simon D and Rosie Garland, the band built a large and loyal following throughout the UK and Europe.

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