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They are five. Alan. The boy with the motorbike and the pale blue eyes. The boy who plays second-hand guitars and sings like Sunday mornings. Jenny. Twin. The girl who loves tea and teapots and tea. The girl who sings harmonies like they were meant to be and works the jingle jangle black white keys. Glen. Brother. The boy with the pashminas and the hair to die for. The boy who plays the drums like a jester and thrills with the tom tom fills. Stuart. Friend.

Interpol's lead singer and guitarist Paul Banks released a solo album under the name Julian Plenti, and has written and performed under the Plenti moniker for several years, according to a source close to the situation. While the album was recorded recently, some of the songs were written more than ten years ago. He's done a lot of work with Niall Darcy, with whom there has been a long time mutual admiration.

The Long Goodbye is an amazing band comprised of Clark Duke (clarkandmichael.com, Greek, Superbad), Michael Cera (Arrested Development, clarkandmichael.com, Superbad, Juno) and Christian Buenaventura. Pop rock/folk stuff. Lo-fi-ishness. There is at least one more artist represented here under the name long goodbye.

Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer in the all-girl group Girls Aloud. In 2009 after it was announced Girls Aloud would be taking a year-long break Nadine made it clear she was working on her solo music career and she has been keeping fans up to date through the use of her Twitter account. Her first solo single and album are due to be released in the first half of 2010 with a gob-smacking 50 songs she has written to choose from for her debut solo album.