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La Roux
La Roux is the electropop project of Elly Jackson (born 12 March 1988 in London, United Kingdom; sin...
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{"key":"6148","name":"La Roux","bio":"La Roux is the electropop project of Elly Jackson (born 12 March 1988 in London, United Kingdom; singer and keyboardist). It started as a duo in 2008 and became a solo project in 2011, when Jackson's songwriting and producing partner Ben Langmaid left the group. Her music is largely influenced by 80s pop music including Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, The Human League, Heaven 17, Yazoo and Prince.The name La Roux (pronounced lah-roo) is reported to be chosen when Elly found it in a book of baby names. La Roux comes from the mix of the French masculine word for \"redhead\" and the feminine article for \"the\", referring to Jackson's distinctive hairstyle.In 2006 Jackson and Langmaid were introduced by a mutual friend. Their first project was named Automan and they wrote largely acoustic music.In 15 December 2008, La Roux released their first single \"Quicksand\" on Kitsun\u00e9 Music label, reaching just #129 on UK. This single was followed on 29 June 2009 by their debut album La Roux on Polydor label. The album peaked at #2 on UK albums chart, #158 on US charts, and it sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.La Roux' second single \"In For the Kill\" was released on 16 March 2009. This single debuted at #11 on the UK singles chart and peaked at #2. The dubstep producer Skream made two remixes of this track: \"In for the Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix)\" and \"In for the Kill (That Doesn't Sound Like Skream's remix)\". Lifelike also made a remix entitled \"In for the Kill (Lifelike Remix)\".\"Bulletproof\" was released on 22 June 2009 and debuted at #1 on the UK singles chart and peaked at #8 on the US charts. This single was ranked #25 on Rolling Stone's list of The 25 Best Songs of 2009. They issued \"I'm Not Your Toy\" as fourth single on 27 September 2009, reaching #27 on the UK singles chart.La Roux gained fifth position on the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll. The Guardian featured La Roux as one of the \"Best New Acts of 2009\" in the January of that year. The debut album has been nominated for a Mercury Prize. Also they have received 2010 BRIT Award nominations in the categories of British Breakthrough Act and British Single for \"In for the Kill\".They won the NME Award for Best Dancefloor Filler with \"In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix)\". They were also the only band to be featured 4 times on the NME 50 Best Tracks of 2009 list with \"I'm Not Your Toy\" placed at #41, \"Bulletproof\" at #24, \"In For the Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix)\" at #19 and \"In For The Kill\" at #8.Currently La Roux is working on a second album.Official site: http:\/\/www.laroux.co.uk","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/6148_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
Metronomy
Metronomy is an electropop group which formed in 1999 in Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom, originally a...
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{"key":"9489","name":"Metronomy","bio":"Metronomy is an electropop group which formed in 1999 in Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom, originally as the solo project of Joseph Mount. The project later expanded into a full band, which currently consists of Joseph Mount (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Oscar Cash (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), Gbenga Adelekan (bass, vocals) and Anna Prior (drums, vocals). The band has released four albums: \"Pip Paine (Pay The \u00a35000 You Owe)\" (2006), \"Nights Out\" (2008), \"The English Riviera\" (2011), and \"Love Letters\" (2014).Metronomy began in the tiny, bohemian market town of Totnes, Devon, when Joseph\u2019s Dad sold his son a computer so he could sit in his bedroom and make electronic music. He was inspired by the likes of Autechre, LFO and Aphex Twin, more as a creative hobby than a pop masterplan.After decamping to Brighton for Uni, Metronomy released their debut album in June 2006. It was called Pip Paine (Pay The \u00a35000 You Owe), and its obtuse but fascinating, largely instrumental electro-pop reflected the eccentricity of its title, and the enduring influence of Totnes.Joseph admits that he only, finally, saw the commercial possibilities of Metronomy when DJ, producer, Trash founder and electro-punk avatar Erol Alkan began to feature the single You Could Easily Have Me in his sets, and asked Metronomy to play at his club. Cue the need for a proper live show, and the additions of Gabriel Stebbing, Oscar Cash, dance routines and clothes that blink. Move on 2 years and Nights Out a wonky love-child of Giorgio Moroder, New Order, Pet Shop Boys and Unfinished Sympathy is a second album that feels like a debut. The first to be vocal-led, with the self-effacing Joseph stepping up and grabbing the mic for most of the tracks; and, crucially, the first to introduce Metronomy as a fully live propsition, rather than a pseudonym for Joseph\u2018s solo work. As Metronomy\u2019s busy touring schedule built a buzz amongst kids who instinctively get the dance\/art crossover, In April 2009 the Metronomy show took another leap in its evolution, with the addition for the first time of a live drummer in Anna Prior, and bassist Gbenga Adelekan. The new Metronomy was completely live, proving it is possible for electronic bands to put on show as authentic as any rock band. Meanwhile Joseph has embarked on a series of prestigious remixes for the likes of Klaxons, Franz Ferdinand, Gorillaz and collaborations with Kate Nash and Florence and The Machine. Metronomy produced part of the highly acclaimed Roots Manuva album Slime and Reason.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/9489_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous are a five piece indie band hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. The band compri...
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{"key":"9485","name":"The Naked and Famous","bio":"The Naked and Famous are a five piece indie band hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. The band comprises Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle and Jesse Wood. According to the Young Blood Songfacts, they took the name from a line in UK trip hop singer-songwriter Tricky's track, Tricky Kid.After their initial formation in 2008, their debut album \"Passive Me, Aggressive You\" was released on the \"Somewhat Damaged\" label during September 2010. The single \"Young Blood\" debuted at number one on the New Zealand chart - the first New Zealand artist to do so in three years.Their debut album along with various singles can be downloaded from www.thenakedandfamous.comOn 6 December 2010, the BBC announced that The Naked and Famous had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/9485_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires are an indie band formed in 2006 in St Albans, United Kingdom. They consist of Ed Mac...
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{"key":"603","name":"Friendly Fires","bio":"Friendly Fires are an indie band formed in 2006 in St Albans, United Kingdom. They consist of Ed MacFarlane (vocals), Edd Gibson (guitar) and Jack Savidge (drums). The band released their self-titled debut album on 1 September 2008. It contains the singles \"Paris\", \"Jump in the Pool\", and \"Skeleton Boy\". The band's second album, \"Pala\", was released on 16 May 2011. According to the Pala Songfacts, the title Pala is a reference to the doomed utopia of English writer Aldous Huxley's novel Island. Published in 1962, it is the account of Will Farnaby, a cynical journalist who is shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala, where parrots whisper uplifting messages to the islanders.Formed out of the ashes of First Day Back, the St Albans, United Kingdom hardcore band they formed while still at school, Friendly Fires make razor-sharp post-punk that burns through the memories of all the dismal, skinny jeaned \u201880s revivalists you\u2019ve been hearing these past few years. Sounding brittle, knotty and urgent, Friendly Fires are the real deal. With no fat or padding on them at all, their songs possess an elegant sparseness. As guitarist Edd Gibson notes: \u201cThe hardest thing I think is to know what to leave out, to know when something is enough.\u201d But amongst all the stripped-back twists, there are also moments full of deep, blissed-out melodies. \u201cI love lush, massive, tingly chords; the My Bloody Valentine sound,\u201d says bassist and singer Ed MacFarlane.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/603_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
Neon Indian
Neon Indian is a chillwave band from Denton, Texas. The group is the current project of musician Ala...
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{"key":"9512","name":"Neon Indian","bio":"Neon Indian is a chillwave band from Denton, Texas. The group is the current project of musician Alan Palomo, also known for his work with the band Ghosthustler and as the artist VEGA. The group has released three studio albums: \"Psychic Chasms\" (2009), \"Era Extra\u00f1a\" (2011), and \"VEGA INTL. Night School\" (2015).The band began to garner attention in 2009 after several of their songs which had been posted online were favorably reviewed by music blogs and Web sites. On October 13, 2009, the group released its debut LP Psychic Chasms.Pitchfork Media also listed two tracks from Psychic Chasms in their list of The Top 100 Tracks of 2009. Should Have Taken Acid With You was listed as the year's 74th top track and Deadbeat Summer noticeably came in at number 13.Shortly before the release of Psychic Chasms, Palomo said he planned on releasing another album as VEGA.It was Announced that they had recorded a few tracks recently with Emma Bunton for a possible upcoming Release in 2013. It was undefined whether it would be a part of her Fourth Album or one of their Projects.Palomo is joined on stage with Ronald Gierhart (guitar, vocals), Jason Faries (drums), and Leanne Macomber (keyboard).","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/9512_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"20,000 - 50,000"}
Phantogram
Phantogram is a trip-hop/psych-pop duo which formed in 2007 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. The ...
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{"key":"9495","name":"Phantogram","bio":"Phantogram is a trip-hop\/psych-pop duo which formed in 2007 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. The band consists of Sarah Barthel (vocals, keyboards) and Joshua Carter (guitar, vocals). Their music can be described as a culmination of unique street beat rhythms, psychedelic melodies and organic textures. The band practices and writes music in an out-of-town farm called Harmony Lodge. The group name was inspired by the optical illusion called phantogram.Barthel and Carter were friends since junior high school. Barthel pursued a visual arts degree while Carter formed the experimental band Grand Habit. In the summer of 2007 they reunited and worked on finishing some beat ideas Carter made earlier. The duo was originally called Charlie Everywhere when performing around the Saratoga Springs area on the local label Sub-Bombin Records. When they signed to BBE Records they changed the name to Phantogram, to avoid legal issues.In March 2009, they self-released a five song EP, Phantogram EP, which featured four songs that ended up being on the full length. In the same year they released another EP, Running From the Cops on BBE Records.The band's debut album Eyelid Movies was released in September 2009, on BBE Records in Europe, and in February 2010, on Barsuk Records in the US. The album received generally favorable reviews. The singles \"Mouthful of Diamonds\", \"When I'm Small\" and \"As Fas As I Can See\" supported the album.Phantogram have supported acts such as Metric, The xx, J-Live, Brazilian Girls and have toured with The Slip, Zero 7 and Minus the Bear.Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter were inspired by artists like J Dilla, Serge Gainsbourg, My Bloody Valentine, Madlib, Sonic Youth, The Beatles and David Bowie.In 1 November 2011, the band issued the EP Nightlife. This EP includes the single \"Don't Move\".The duo collaborated with Big Boi from OutKast on three songs from his second studio album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors: \"Objectum Sexuality (feat. Phantogram)\", \"CPU (feat. Phantogram)\" and \"Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)\". Phantogram are also credited as producers for the song \"Objectum Sexuality\".Official site: http:\/\/www.phantogram.net","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/9495_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
Bibio
Bibio is Stephen James Wilkinson from Wolverhampton, England. Wilkinson studied 'Sonic Arts' between...
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{"key":"9483","name":"Bibio","bio":"Bibio is Stephen James Wilkinson from Wolverhampton, England. Wilkinson studied 'Sonic Arts' between 1999 - 2002 at Middlesex University in North London, it was during this time in London he came up with the name Bibio. The name was taken from a small black and red fishing fly which was favoured by his father on their fishing trips to Wales during Stephen's childhood, the name therefore has nostalgic meaning which is often a theme in his music. His recording career as Bibio started with Mush records in 2004. His Mush releases consist of 3 albums and 1 EP. In 2009 he signed to Warp records and so far has released a further 2 albums, an EP containing remix contributions from other artists and several singles. Bibio's music combines electronic and acoustic\/traditional instruments, his main instrument being guitar. Bibio's signature 'grainy' sound is partly due to the use of analogue tape and vintage recording equipment, which is more exaggerated in his earlier Mush releases. Wilkinson himself labeled his debut on Mush as \"Saturated Folk\". Bibio's recent output, particularly on Warp, has been more diverse, with an increasing use of his own vocals, drums\/beats and electronics. His Mush debut 'Fi' was described by Marcus Eoin of Boards of Canada as: \"The antidote to the modern laptopia of pristine electronic music\u2026\". In 2009, Bibio contributed a cover version of Boards of Canada's 'Kaini Industries' to the Warp 20th Anniversary 'Recreated' album.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/9483_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
The Notwist
The Notwist is a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989 in Weilheim, Germany, the band moved through...
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{"key":"9471","name":"The Notwist","bio":"The Notwist is a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989 in Weilheim, Germany, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup. While their early records moved through hardcore into dark indie rock, their recent efforts, for which they have received the most attention, have been very strongly influenced by the electronica scene, along with the other groups of Morr Music.Markus and Michael Acher formed the group together with Martin Messerschmidt in Weilheim, near Munich. In 1990 they recorded their self-titled debut The Notwist, a grunge-metal oriented LP. 1992 saw the release of Nook, which has an indie rock sound, while their 1995 album 12 contains their first flirtation with electronica. Martin Gretschmann (aka Console) joined the group in 1997. Shrink, released in 1998, is a jazz-electro-rock album. The album Neon Golden (released in 2002) put them on the map for American listeners.In 2003 the band started their own record label Alien Transistor and released a soundtrack for the movie Lichter by Hans-Christian Schmid. On September, 6th 2004 the EP Solo Swim came out, a collaboration between The Notwist, Console and Klimek, which is also the soundtrack for the documentary Kanalschwimmer by J\u00f6rg Adolph. Both EPs are only available on vinyl as is the latest EP by Rayon (Markus Acher), released in spring 2006.Some of The Notwist's songs have been remixed by Four Tet, Manitoba, Console, Loopspool, and others. Singer Markus Acher collaborated with Anticon rapper\/producer Alias on the song Unseen Sights.The Notwist recently formed a supergroup with Themselves named 13 & God, whose eponymous debut was released in 2005. Other acts in which members of The Notwist are participating include Village of Savoonga, Tied & Tickled Trio, Lali Puna, Ms. John Soda, Potawatomi, Alles wie Gro\u00df, Ogonjok, Rayon, 3 Shades of Blues, Hometrainer, Bolzplatz Heroes, Alien Ensemble, and Schweisser. In 2006, Messerschmitt left the band on friendly terms. Markus Acher stated that \"it just didn't work anymore\". The Devil, You + Me and was released in Europe in May, 2008. On June 17, 2008 the album was released in North America on Domino Records.2014 saw the release of Close to the Glass released in the US on Sub-Pop.http:\/\/www.notwist.comMembers * Markus Acher - guitar, vocals * Michael Acher - bass * Mecki Messerschmidt - drums * Martin Gretschmann (aka Console) - programming","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/9471_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
iamamiwhoami
iamamiwhoami is the electronic music and audiovisual project of Swedish musician and singer-songwrit...
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{"key":"9491","name":"iamamiwhoami","bio":"iamamiwhoami is the electronic music and audiovisual project of Swedish musician and singer-songwriter Jonna Lee in collaboration with her long-time music producer Claes Bj\u00f6rklund. Visual collaborators of the project include director Robin Kempe-Bergman, set designer Agust\u00edn Moreaux, cinematographer John Strandh, and fashion designer Mathieu Mirano.Their videos in particular have spread virally, and the project is notable not only for its artistic multimedia output, but also the creators' leveraging of YouTube and viral videos to disseminate their music and music videos. As of 2012, iamamiwhoami operates on its own label, To whom it may concern., which is founded and run by Jonna Lee. In 2014, Lee founded WAVE; a directors collective within the label \"To whom it may concern.\". It consists of Jonna Lee, John Strandh, and Agust\u00edn Moreaux. WAVE is now credited for iamamiwhoami's recent visuals.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/9491_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}
