Festival No. 0000231 · Est. 1995
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About the artists
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Agosto formed in 2005.
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Alexz Johnson was born in New Westminster, Canada, on 4 November 1986. Plays rock.
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All Them Witches formed in Nashville, United States, in 2012. Plays blues, blues rock, desert rock, jam band, metal, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Alvvays formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2011. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, power pop, rock.
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Autoramas formed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 1997. Plays garage punk, garage rock, rock, rockabilly, surf rock.
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Babes formed in Milwaukee, United States.
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Baby In Vain formed in 2012.
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Bad Pop formed in 2006.
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Ball Park Music formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 2008. Plays indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop rock.
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Be Forest formed in Pesaro, Italy, in 2010.
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Ben Caplan was born on 4 June 1986.
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Ben Kweller was born in San Francisco, United States, on 16 June 1981. Plays indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Bishop Nehru was born in Rockland County, United States, on 26 August 1996. Plays blues, hip hop, jazz, pop, r&b, soul.
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Bizzle™ was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 21 July 1983.
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Black Milk was born on 14 August 1983. Plays hip hop.
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Black Taxi formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2007.
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Blacklist Royals formed in 2005.
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Bomba Estéreo formed in Bogota, Colombia, in 2005. Plays cumbia, latin.
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Bonaparte formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2006. Plays dance-punk, electronic rock, indie rock.
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Born Cages formed in New York, United States, in 2011, and split up in 2017, after 6 years.
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Butcher Brown formed in Richmond, United States. Plays funk, hip hop, jazz.
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Canton Jones was born on 7 January 1977.
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Carl Barât was born in Basingstoke, United Kingdom, on 6 June 1978.
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Ceschi was born on 24 July 1981. Plays alternative hip hop, folk punk, hardcore punk, heavy metal, hip hop, underground hip hop.
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Chaos Chaos formed in Seattle, United States, in 2012. Plays alternative rock, electronic, indie pop, pop.
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Charanjit Singh was born in Mumbai, India, in 1940, and died on 5 July 2015, aged 75.
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Charlotte OC was born in Blackburn, United Kingdom, in 1991.
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Civil Twilight formed in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Courtney Barnett was born in Sydney, Australia, on 3 November 1987. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Da' T.R.U.T.H. was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 15 December 1977. Plays christian hip hop, hip hop.
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Danny B. Harvey was born in Killeen, United States.
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Dark Time Sunshine formed in 2009. Plays hip hop.
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Dead Earth Politics formed in 2005. Plays groove metal.
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Dead Leaf Echo formed in 2008.
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Decap was born in Waltham, United States, on 8 November 1984. Plays boom bap, chillwave, downtempo, hip hop, instrumental, instrumental hip hop, lo-fi, lo-fi hip hop.
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Dena was born on 6 February 1981. Plays hip hop.
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Deraj plays hip hop, r&b.
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Derek Minor was born in Pontiac, United States, on 16 December 1983. Plays hip hop.
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doomsquad formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2009.
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Dream Police formed in 1989.
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Dry the River formed in Stratford, United Kingdom, in 2009, and split up in 2015, after 6 years.
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DTCV formed in 2012.
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Dustin Kensrue was born in Orange County, United States, on 18 November 1980. Plays contemporary christian, experimental rock, folk, post-hardcore.
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El Freaky formed in 2010. Plays dancehall, electronic, reggae.
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El Mató a un Policía Motorizado formed in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Emily Wolfe was born in Raleigh, United States, on 11 May 1990.
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Falcons formed in 1992.
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Fatherson formed in Kilmarnock, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays rock.
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Fred Falke was born on 7 January 1973. Plays electroclash, french house.
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Glen Hansard was born in Ballymun, Ireland, on 21 April 1970, and died on 29 July 2026, aged 56. Plays folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Gold Beach formed in Houston, United States.
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GoldLink was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 17 May 1993. Plays hip hop, leftfield.
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Great Caesar formed in 2007.
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Grounders formed in Toronto, Canada, on 14 February 2010. Plays rock.
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Hailey Tuck was born on 25 April 1990.
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Hanne Kolstø was born on 13 March 1981.
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Happyness formed in 2013.
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Heat formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, in January 2007. Plays hard rock.
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Hermitude formed in City of Blue Mountains, Australia, in 2000. Plays electronic, hip hop, post-dubstep, trap, wonky.
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Hey Marseilles formed in Seattle, United States, in 2006. Plays baroque pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop.
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Hinds formed in Madrid, Spain, in 2011. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
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Homeshake formed in 2012. Plays dream pop, hypnagogic pop, lo-fi, r&b, synth-pop.
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Hoodboi was born in El Paso, United States.
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Hotel Mira formed in 2010.
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Howie Lee was born in 1986.
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Humans formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010.
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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble formed in Chicago, United States. Plays jazz-funk.
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Ibeyi formed in 2012. Plays contemporary r&b, downtempo, electronic, experimental, leftfield, soul.
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Institute formed in Brooklyn, United States, in June 2004, and split up in 2006, after 1 year. Plays alternative rock.
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J-Rocc was born in Los Angeles, United States. Plays hip hop, turntablism.
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James Bay was born in Hitchin, United Kingdom, on 4 September 1990. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, pop, soul.
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Jared & The Mill formed in Phoenix, United States, in 2011, and split up on 17 February 2021, after 10 years. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
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Jenn Grant was born in Charlottetown, Canada, on 20 August 1980.
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Jess Williamson plays folk, indie folk.
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Jessie Ware was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 15 October 1984. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electronica, neo soul, pop.
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Josh Savage was born on 3 May 1991.
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JoyCut formed in Bologna, Italy, in 2001.
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Kirk Franklin was born in Fort Worth, United States, on 26 January 1970. Plays contemporary gospel, gospel.
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Klangkarussell formed in 2011. Plays deep house, minimal techno, nu jazz, tech house, tropical house.
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Lapalux plays electronic.
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Left/Right was born in Dallas, United States. Plays breaks, future bass, future garage.
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Lewis Watson was born in Oxford, United Kingdom, on 19 October 1992.
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Little Simz was born in Islington, United Kingdom, on 23 February 1994. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Low Cut Connie formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2010. Plays rock and roll.
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Low Roar plays electronic, folktronica, indietronica, post-rock.
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Luisa Sobral was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on 18 September 1987. Plays folk, jazz, soul.
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Luluc formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1999.
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Lust for Youth plays electronic, experimental, pop.
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Lydia formed in Gilbert, United States, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Lydia Ainsworth was born in Toronto, Canada.
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Mac Irv was born in Minneapolis, United States.
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Marching Church plays rock.
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MC Lars was born in Berkeley, United States, on 6 October 1982. Plays hip hop, nerdcore, ska punk.
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Mini Mansions formed in 2009.
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Modestep formed in 2010. Plays alternative rock, drum and bass, dubstep, electronic rock, trap, trap edm.
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Moon Duo formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2009. Plays neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, rock, space rock.
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Mothercoat formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2002.
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Mr.Kitty plays electronic, synth-pop.
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Nakia was born in Fort Payne, United States, on 20 February 1975.
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Natural Child formed in Nashville, United States, in 2009. Plays garage punk, garage rock, southern rock.
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Nemo formed in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, in 1999. Plays progressive rock.
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Nightmare Air formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009.
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No Brain formed in Seoul, Korea, Republic Of, in October 1996. Plays punk.
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Noveller was born in Birmingham, United States, on 16 March 1984.
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ODESZA formed in Seattle, United States, on 11 June 2012. Plays chillwave, electronic, electropop, future bass, indietronica, progressive house.
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Paper Aeroplanes formed in 2009.
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Pharmakon was born on 19 June 1990. Plays death industrial.
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Pommez Internacional formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2010.
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Prinze George plays electropop.
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Quantic plays bossa nova, contemporary jazz, cumbia, downtempo, electronica, funk, jazz, nu jazz.
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Que was born in Atlanta, United States, on 7 October 1990.
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Ramesh was born in Tehran, United States, on 13 November 1950, and died on 30 November 2020, aged 70. Plays persian pop, pop.
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Rare Essence formed in 1976.
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Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers formed in 1998. Plays americana, pop, reggae, southern rock.
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Royal Teeth formed in Lafayette, United States, in 2010.
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Shurman formed in 2001.
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Skinny Lister formed in Greenwich, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays folk.
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Sleep Over formed in December 2009.
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Soft Lions formed in 2013.
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Songhoy Blues formed in 2012. Plays blues, desert blues.
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Sons of Bill formed in Charlottesville, United States, in 2005.
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SORNE was born in Tallahassee, United States, on 24 July 1983.
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STWO was born on 18 July 1992. Plays electronic.
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Suicideyear was born on 15 February 1995.
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Susto formed in Charleston, United States.
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Swoope plays christian hip hop.
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Sy Ari Da Kid was born on 8 January 1986.
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Tanya Tagaq was born in Cambridge Bay, Canada, on 5 May 1975.
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Tasha Page-Lockhart was born on 21 March 1983.
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The Big Pink formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays electro, electronic rock, indie rock, shoegaze.
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The Boxing Lesson formed in 2002.
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The Bros. Landreth plays alternative country, pop.
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The California Honeydrops formed in Oakland, United States, in November 2007. Plays blues.
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The Church formed in Canberra, Australia, in 1980. Plays alternative rock, art rock, dream pop, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, post-punk.
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The Digital Wild formed on 1 August 2012.
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The Dodos formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2006. Plays indie rock, rock.
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The Dove & The Wolf formed in Paris, France, in 2012. Plays folk pop.
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The Ghost Wolves formed in 2011.
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The Gooch Palms formed in Newcastle, Australia.
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The Inspector Cluzo formed in Mont-de-Marsan, France, in 2008.
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The Last Bison formed in 2010.
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The Octopus Project formed in 1999. Plays electronica, experimental, indie pop, psychedelic pop.
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The Pop Group formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays art punk, dance-punk, experimental rock, funk rock, post-punk, punk.
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The Sour Notes formed on 24 May 2008. Plays pop, psychedelic, rock.
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The Stone Foxes formed in 2005. Plays blues rock, hard rock, rock, rock and roll, soul.
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The Twilight Sad formed in Kilsyth, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock, post-punk, rock.
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The Wans formed in April 2011.
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The Wet Secrets formed in 2006.
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Thi'sl was born in Greenwood, United States, on 17 March 1977. Plays christian hip hop.
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Tourmaline formed in Verona, United States, in June 2004.
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Transit formed in Stoneham, United States, in June 2006, and split up on 26 April 2016, after 9 years.
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Twerps formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2008. Plays garage rock, indie pop.
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Twin Peaks formed in November 2009. Plays americana, garage rock, indie rock, punk, rock.
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Twin Shadow was born on 30 March 1983. Plays chillwave, new wave.
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TXARANGÖ formed in 2006. Plays cumbia, dubstep, pop, reggae, salsa.
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Ume formed in 2002.
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vampillia formed in Osaka, Japan, in 2005.
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Vockah Redu was born in New Orleans, United States.
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Waldo was born in 1967. Plays eurodance.
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Wand formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2013. Plays garage rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock.
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Warm Soda formed in May 2012.
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Whitehorse formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2011. Plays folk rock.
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Will Butler was born in Truckee, Canada, on 6 October 1982. Plays indie rock.
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Wolf Alice formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop.
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