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There are at least two bands/artists with this name: 1) BLACKBIRDS is a hardcore/punk band from Michigan (although some members are from Canada). Their earlier material took cues from American Nightmare/Outbreak/97A but their new material is in the vein of His Hero Is Gone/Tragedy/etc. They are not broken up anymore and are back together with a new lineup, new releases soon, and are back touring. The hardcore band Blackbirds is not associated with blackdog records.

Shrouded in secrecy, hidden behind an alias and disguised by a beard, Chet Faker is an artist that enjoys the mystery. Hailing from the tight-knit deep disco scene in Melbourne, Australia and taking elements from an acoustic past, Chet Faker has carved out his own style that fuses personal stories of love and loss with an electronica soul, which reaches far beyond his homeland. Chet quickly came to everyone’s attention when his cover of 'No Diggity' hit number 1 on the worldwide indie music aggregator, Hype Machine.

East Midlands “To Bury A Ghost” make epic, ethereal & haunting, heart-bruised celestial art-rock. Debut EP “The Hurt Kingdom” swells with ambition & brooding melancholia, a mesmeric sonic montage of ghostly sullen operatic choirs, fluttering violins, rumbling horns & tinkering glockenspiel. Produced and recorded by Russ Russell (Dimmu Borgir, Nepalm Death), the EP is the new incarnation of former “Hungry I” songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Stolber, whose subtle, vulnerable and mournful Ryan Adams-esque wail underpins the records macabre wide-screen elegance.