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Vows

1. Vows are a pop/post-punk/avant-garde trio from San Francisco, CA formed in 2007; 1st album Everything Forevermore released in 2008 (c) & (p) ASCAP. Toured 1/2 the U.S. Continent and played over 100 shows... planning on much more... 2nd Album Mirages awaiting release; 3rd Album in production... Luke Sweeney, guitar + vocals
Jitsun Sandoval, bass + vocals
Scott Noda, drums + vocals
_______________________________________________________________________ 2. Vows are a duo from New Brunswick New Jersey with a Psych/Dream Pop sound.

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The Voices

There are at least two different groups performing under the name "The Voices": "The Voices" from Cardiff, Wales is a post-shoegaze trio. Swathes of warm guitar fuzz and buzzing synths combine with breathily delicate melodies on hypnotic mini-epics.
Second album "The Sound of Young America" due for release on the My Kung Fu label in June 2007. And "The Voices", a UK 5 piece playing indie-rock. When the final line up was completed mid 2005, the Tamworth based band recorded the Blue Light EP followed by a series of gigs to promote their self-recorded demo.

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Maps

Three bands go by the name Maps: 1. One is from Northampton, UK. The music is made by James in his bedroom with Ben, Phil, Matt and Andy completing the line-up. Their debut album 'We Can Create' was released in April on Mute Records and their growing fanbase includes the likes of the Chemical Brothers. They were nominated for the well respected 2007 Mercury Music Prize album of the year, which with no doubt saw their profile rise dramatically.

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Bel Canto

Bel Canto (italian translation of "Beautiful Singing") is a Norwegian music duo fronted by Anneli Drecker. Signed originally to Belgian label Crammed, their style has evolved over time from a gothic ethereal sound to synth-based pop influenced by world music.
The Band was founded together with Geir Jenssen. He left after the second album in 1990 and pursued a solo career in ambient music as Biosphere.

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CHIMERA

There are several bands called Chimera:
1) Chimera are a band from Belfast, Northern Island. Formed in 1990 the Band revolved around the extraordinary voice of Eileen Henry. Sounding like a cross between Cocteau Twins and Cranberries this band should have gone on to be as big as either of these bands. Other band members included Steven Emerson on bass, Willie Vincent on drums, and Ted Laverty on guitars. The album "Lughnasa" (the Celtic God of Harvests) was released in 1993 and had two spin off singles - "Ellis Bleeds" and "Cyan Daze".

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Whirr

Whirr is the name of at least two artists: 1. With their steady ebb and flow of warm, effects-laden sounds, northern California’s Whirr (Formerly Whirl) give the sounds of 90s shoegaze a widescreen update for the post-millennial era. The young sextet’s walls of lush guitars, breathy vocals, dreamy synth and thunderous drumming propel listening ears into a near-cinematic realm where instantly catchy melodies and emotional, enveloping atmospheres hang perfectly in the balance.

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The Starlets

The Starlets (US) The Starlets were a 1960's girl group that recorded for the legendary Chess label. The group started out as The Lovettes, before changing to The Gems. Dorothy Hucklebee, the lead vocal of The Starlets was a constant member though Vadine Harris and then Minnie Riperton were the main voices of the earlier incarnations.
The Starlets (UK) : based in glasgow, belonging nowhere, the starlets are a melancholy pop group with ambitions to be cheerful.

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Field Mouse

1) Field Mouse is a four-piece dream pop band from Brooklyn, NY. Seamlessly interweaving influences from shoegaze, indie, and power pop, Field Mouse offers lush sonic textures and expansive soundscapes to complement the airy, wistful vocals of singer/guitarist Rachel Browne. Through complex and delicate harmonies, the songwriting of Browne and guitarist Andrew Futral breathes new life into common themes of lost love and renewal.

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