Girl | Musicosity

Girl

Kimbra

Kimbra, born and bred in Hamilton, New Zealand has been writing a fusion of jazz and soul for over 5 years, known for her erratic but graceful voice inspired by the likes of Björk and Jeff Buckley. Kimbra's first success was in 2004, receiving Second place in the Smokefree Rockquest along with Best Vocals and Womens Musicianship. Before her debut album, Kimbra released 2 singles: 'Simply On My Lips' and 'Deep For You'. Kimbra's debut album, Vows was released in 2011. Three singles have been released from this album - 'Cameo Lover', 'Settle Down', 'Good Intent'

Artist Type: 

Die Laughing

UPDATE: Die Laughing reformed in 2012 to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. On the 8th May it was announced that Die Laughing would be touring with The March Violets on a selection of key UK dates in June 2012, before beginning work on a new album. More information:
http://www.facebook.com/dielaughingofficial
http://dielaughingofficial.com -----------------
History Die Laughing are mainly remembered for their input to the 90s Goth scene but their roots go much further back into the 1980s.

Artist Type: 

Dia Frampton

Dia Frampton (born October 2, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter from St. George, Utah, US and the lead singer of the band Meg & Dia, and the runner-up on the first season of The Voice as a member of Blake Shelton's team. Dia Frampton is half Korean and half Dutch. Dia received a karaoke machine as a Christmas gift when she was a child and began singing at local county fairs and retirement centers, whilst her sister Meg taught herself to play songs on the guitar. In 2004 the pair formed a band Meg & Dia that have since released 4 full-length albums and several EPs.

Artist Type: 

Atlas Twins

♦♦ ATLAS TWINS ♦♦ Atlas Twins are a male-female acoustic folk duo hailing from the Northwest of England. A melting pot of influences ranging from the fingerpicking complexities of Nick Drake and José Gonzaléz to the soaring vocal freedom of Feist and Cat Power are the template into which they imbue their unique and haunting sound. Having been together only a few months, they are already gathering pace acquiring gigs throughout the major cities of the northwest and beyond.

Artist Type: 

Kiesza

Kiesza has packed a lot into her 22 years. She's been a navy codebreaker, a national beauty pageant contestant and a tall ship sailor.But these days, writing and performing music is the Calgary native's main passion. It's been only four years since Kiesza (pronounced Kye-za) wrote her first song on her mother's old guitar. "I knew that my mom had a guitar in storage in the house," she says. "My parents got divorced when I was 18 and I had a lot of emotions going on and I went searching for it. When I found it and started playing it, I wrote a song that first day.

Artist Type: 

Jenny Said Yes

Jenny Said Yes will be playing at the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town on the 25th January. Jenny Said Yes claim to write music that resonates with Londoners. The line up is Dora Lam on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, Ben Todd on guitars and backing vocals, Adrian Barker on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Jane Cocklin on drum kit and percusssion. They can regularly be seen and heard in the north London area where they formed, (they initially rehearsed at the infamous "Alexander House", Tufnell Park).

Read more about Jenny Said Yes on Last.fm.

Artist Type: 

Wolfie

Wolfie is a band from Champaign, IL. Consisting of Joe and Amanda Ziemba, Mike Downey and RJ Porter, they rock pop to a different level. Pick up any of their many CD's and if you enjoy this check out Amanda and Joe's husband and wife duo, The Like Young, an amazing, but retired, Chicago Indie rock duet. Fans of the Like Young be warned, with the exception of 'Tall Dark Hill,' their sound is pretty different than what you're used to.

Artist Type: