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Coral

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside. The band's music is a mixture of old-fashioned country, 1960s-style psychedelia and folk with modern rock influences. The Coral have released four albums. Their self-titled debut album was nominated for the 2002 Mercury Music Prize and later voted the fourth best album of the year by NME Magazine. It was announced on the 9th January 2008 that Bill Ryder-Jones would be leaving, but the band would continue as a 5-piece.

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Captain

Captain are an English band from London, UK, who formed in early 2005. They perform a range of alternative pop songs, getting their musical influences from groups such as the Smashing Pumpkins, The Beach Boys, My Bloody Valentine and The Cure. The band was signed to EMI achieving minor chart success in 2006 with their singles Broke and Glorious, which reached numbers 34 and 30, respectively on the UK Top 40. Their début album, This Is "Hazelville," reached number 23 on the UK Albums Chart.

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Yolanda Brown

YolanDa Brown born to Jamaican parents in Barking, East London, England (October 4, 1982) is a British jazz urban contemporary saxophonist and composer. YolanDa is currently in the final year of her PhD at the University of Kent, Kent Business School[4] in Canterbury, England

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Kula Shaker

Kula Shaker are an alternative/psychedelic band which formed in London, England in 1995, disbanded in 1999 and reformed in 2004. The band's original line-up was Crispian Mills (vocals, guitar), Alonza Bevan (bass, vocals), Jay Darlington (organ, vocals) and Paul Winterhart (drums), When they reformed in 2004, Darlington was replaced by Harry Broadbent. Their sound is roughly based on the sounds of Britpop and psychedelic rock with heavy influences of Indian music throughout. Their first album, K was released in the United Kingdom.

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Keane

Keane is an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. The group is comprised of composer, bassist, and pianist Tim Rice-Oxley, lead vocalist Tom Chaplin and drummer Richard Hughes. Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001. On their current tour,and for their 2008 album 'Perfect Symmetry', Jesse Quin is joining the band on stage to play bass, as a substitute for the previously-used laptop. He also played a large role in recording the album itself.

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And What Will Be Left of Them?

Blasting out of Worcester in the Midlands with whisky in their bellies and songs in their hearts, And What Will Be Left Of Them? (AWWBLOT to their fans) have extensively toured the UK (and bits of Europe!) playing a plethora of perfect indie-pop. Woop woop! ARTROCKER: “It’s been far too long since their energised buzzsaw pop-punk debut at The Artrocker Club but now these five young party animals are back out on the road again.

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Eiserkyt

Eiserkyt are an indie band with substance from South East London, drawing on both indie and pop-punk influences from Kings of Leon to Blink 182. In summer 2010 the band recorded their debut E.P. - "The Journey" with Dan Abela at Escape Route Studios in Romford, the CD is due for release in early 2011.

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Observe & Control

Observe & Control was created by Tom Cohen (aka Gnuth) in 2002, in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Originally formed under the name of Xanthippe, the project's current name is inspired
by the works of French philosopher Michel Foucault.
The band is, in reality, a one man project, with Tom composing, singing and producing
the songs while the Lyrics are written by Iris Idelson. In "Utopia", O&C have attempted to merge together danceable melodies with thought-provoking concepts.
The album may be viewed as homage to the rise and fall of utopian

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