The The　

The The is the guise of Matt Johnson, a mercurial singer/songwriter whose music has run the gamut from dance-pop to country. Born August 15, 1961, in London, Johnson was raised in the flat ab ..more

Cigarettes After Sex　

Tracey Thorn　

One of the most enduring English singer/songwriters, Tracey Thorn began making music with Stern Bops and then, more notably, Marine Girls, a minimalist pop group that released a pair of album ..more

The Lemon Twigs　

Channeling the Baroque rock of the ’60s, Long Island brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario started the Lemon Twigs while they were still teenagers. Like their father, Ronnie D’Addario, the ..more

Joe Henry　

A gifted songwriter and vocalist whose intimate, richly detailed songs have been shaped by his eclectic musical world view encompassing rock, folk, country, soul, and jazz influences, Joe Henry is ..more

A Perfect Circle　

Formed by Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan and former Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel, A Perfect Circle is an extension of the alt-metal-fused-with-art-rock style popularized by Too ..more

Aurora (Norway)　

Propaganda　

Synth-pop band Propaganda was formed in Germany by vocalist Claudia Brucken and drummer Michael Mertens plus keyboard players Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dorper. The quartet moved to Engla ..more

Pig　

Raymond Watts, who performs under the name Pig, was one of the founding members of the performance art ensemble originally known as Kein Mehrheit fur die Mitleid, which would only later devel ..more

Altered Images　

Scottish new wavers Altered Images formed in early 1979, consisting of vocalist Clare Grogan, guitarist Tony McDaid, drummer Tich Anderson, and bassist Johnny McElhone. The teenagers cu ..more

Jessica Pratt　

West Coast-based singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt emerged from the ether with a distinctive introverted folk style on her 2012 self-titled debut. The album consisted of mostly low-key recordings of ..more

Margaret Glaspy　

Blending lyrical, introspective songwriting with a raw rock edge, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy creates a sound that is both intimate and powerful. A native of California, Glas ..more

The Last Dinner Party　

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Shellac　

More likely to play Reykjavik than Detroit, and more likely to release songs on flexi-discs in Dutch comic books than provide MP3s on their website, Shellac (or Shellac of North America) operate ..more

Then Jerico　

In the late-’80s pinup void that followed Duran Duran’s decline, there was no shortage of British contenders to fill the Fab Five’s shoes. One of those bands was Then Jerico, a guitar-oriented L ..more

Tim Christensen　

Style Council / Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66　

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