Festival No. 0004370 · Est. 2006
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About the artists
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80Kidz formed in 2006.
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A Grave With No Name plays art rock, dream pop, shoegaze.
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Abe Vigoda formed in Chino, United States, in 2004. Plays indie rock, noise pop.
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Absent Elk formed in 2008.
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Amazing Baby formed in 2008.
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And So I Watch You from Afar formed in Belfast, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays experimental, instrumental, instrumental rock, math rock, post-rock.
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Ane Brun was born in Molde, Norway, on 10 March 1976. Plays alternative rock, art pop, rock.
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Arkells formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2006. Plays alternative rock.
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Asaf Avidan & The Mojos formed in Jerusalem, Israel, in 2006, and split up in July 2011, after 5 years. Plays rock.
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Baddies formed in 2007.
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Bang Bang Eche formed in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2007.
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Banjo Or Freakout was born in Vasto, United Kingdom.
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Bashy was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 4 February 1985. Plays grime, hip hop.
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Bearsuit formed in Norfolk, United Kingdom, in 2001.
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Bell X1 formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1999. Plays indie rock.
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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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Beth Jeans Houghton was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in 1990.
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Betty and the Werewolves formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Black Lips formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock.
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Blakfish formed in 2000, and split up in 2010, after 10 years.
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Blind Pilot formed in Astoria, United States, in 2005. Plays indie folk.
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Blue Roses plays avant-folk, folk.
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Bombay Bicycle Club formed in Crouch End, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Brian Borcherdt was born on 31 August 1976.
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British India formed in 2004. Plays garage rock, indie rock.
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British Sea Power formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, indie rock, post-punk.
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Broken Records formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in December 2006.
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Cage the Elephant formed in Bowling Green, United States, in 2006. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop.
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Calories formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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Casiokids formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2005.
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Catherine A.D. was born in Glynneath, United Kingdom.
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Chairlift formed in Boulder, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2017, after 12 years. Plays electronic, indie pop.
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Chew Lips formed in London, United Kingdom, in May 2008, and split up in 2014, after 5 years. Plays dance-pop, electronic.
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Christopher Rees was born in Llanelli, United Kingdom, on 2 May 1973.
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Citizen Cope was born in Memphis, United States, on 20 May 1968. Plays folk rock.
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Cloud Control formed in City of Blue Mountains, Australia. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock.
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Cocoon formed in Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 2006. Plays folk.
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Colourmusic formed in Stillwater, United States, in 2005. Plays rock.
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Connan Mockasin was born in Te Awanga, New Zealand. Plays neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop.
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Crystal Fighters formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays dubstep, electronic, folk, punk, techno.
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CSS formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in September 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Cursive formed in Omaha, United States, in 1995. Plays emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, post-rock.
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Dag för Dag split up on 13 September 2012.
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Dan Black was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, on 16 November 1976. Plays electropop.
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Dan Mangan was born in Smithers, Canada, on 28 April 1983. Plays folk, folk rock, rock.
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Dananananaykroyd formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 30 September 2011, after 5 years. Plays rock.
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Datarock formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2000. Plays electronic, rock.
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Die! Die! Die! formed in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 2003. Plays noise pop, post-punk revival, punk rock.
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Dinosaur Pile-Up formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, grunge, rock.
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Django Django formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative dance, art rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf.
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DM Stith was born on 24 June 1980.
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Duchess Says formed in December 2003.
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Elle Bandita was born on 11 September 1984.
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Emmy the Great was born in 1984. Plays anti-folk, folk rock, indie folk.
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Engine-EarZ Experiment formed in 2009.
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Enter Shikari formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, electronicore, nintendocore, post-hardcore, rave, screamo.
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Evan Dando was born in Boston, United States, on 4 March 1967. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock.
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Everything Everything formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative dance, art pop, art rock, dance-pop, dance-punk, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Evil Nine formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays breakbeat, nu skool breaks.
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Exlovers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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Fan Death formed in 2007.
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Fanfarlo formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays indie pop.
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Fanzine formed in 2011.
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Fight Like Apes formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2006, and split up in 2016, after 10 years.
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Fink was born in St Ives, United Kingdom, in 1972. Plays blues, dub, indie folk, indie rock.
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Frankmusik was born on 9 October 1985. Plays electronic, electropop, pop, synthwave.
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Future of the Left formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, noise rock, post-hardcore.
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Futurecop! formed in 2006. Plays electronic, synthwave.
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Gang of Four formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays alternative dance, art punk, dance-punk, disco, funk, new wave, post-punk.
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General Fiasco formed in Bellaghy, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Gentle Friendly formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was born in Galiwin'ku, Australia, on 22 January 1970, and died on 25 July 2017, aged 47. Plays folk.
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Girls formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2007, and split up in 2012, after 5 years. Plays indie rock.
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Golden Silvers formed in 2007, and split up in 2011, after 4 years. Plays rock.
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Grammatics formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2010, after 4 years.
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Hanne Hukkelberg was born in Kongsberg, Norway, on 17 April 1979. Plays indie rock.
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Harrys Gym formed in 2006, and split up on 11 January 2013, after 7 years.
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Hatcham Social formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Heartbreak formed in 1974.
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Heartless Bastards formed in 2003.
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Hey Rosetta! formed in St. John's, Canada, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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Hjaltalín formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2004.
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Hockey formed in Portland, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2018, after 16 years. Plays rock.
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Holy Fuck formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2004. Plays electronic, electronic rock, instrumental, post-rock.
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Hot Leg formed in 2007.
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I Heart Hiroshima formed in Brisbane, Australia, in July 2005. Plays indie rock.
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I LIKE TRAINS formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock.
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I Was a King formed in 2006. Plays indie pop, indie rock, power pop, psychedelic rock, shoegaze.
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Iain Archer was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 1971.
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Idlewild formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in December 1995. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Invasion formed in 2007.
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Ipso Facto formed in Minneapolis, United States.
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It Hugs Back formed in 2006.
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Jesca Hoop was born in Santa Rosa, United States, on 21 April 1975. Plays alternative rock, art pop, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Johnny Flynn was born in Johannesburg, United Kingdom, on 14 March 1983.
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Johnny Foreigner formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in December 2005. Plays indie rock.
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Juliette Lewis was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 21 June 1973.
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Just Jack was born in Camden, United Kingdom, on 12 May 1975.
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Kap Bambino formed in Bordeaux, France, in 2001. Plays electronic, electropunk.
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Karkwa formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1998. Plays indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
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Kasms formed in Dalston, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Kid British formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2008, and split up in December 2012, after 4 years.
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Kids Love Lies formed in 2007, and split up in July 2010, after 3 years.
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Kissy Sell Out was born in Huntingdon, United Kingdom, on 18 June 1984.
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Lawrence Arabia was born in 1981.
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Lay Low plays indie folk.
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Leona Naess was born in New York, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1974. Plays alternative rock, pop rock, rock.
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Let's Wrestle formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005.
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Liam Finn was born in Melbourne, New Zealand, on 24 September 1983. Plays dream pop, indie rock.
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LIGHTS was born in Timmins, Canada, on 11 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, dance, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronica, electropop, future bass.
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Lightsgoblue. formed in Gravesend, United Kingdom, in December 2006.
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Lightspeed Champion was born on 23 December 1985.
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Little Boots was born in Blackpool, United Kingdom, on 4 May 1984. Plays dance-pop, disco, electropop, house, pop, synth-pop.
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Little Comets formed in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays art rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
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LoveLikeFire formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2006.
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Luke Doucet was born in Halifax, Canada, on 9 June 1973.
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Magic Magic formed in Dedham, United States, in 2006.
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Manel formed in Barcelona, Spain, in 2007. Plays folk pop, pop.
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MARINA was born in Brynmawr, United Kingdom, on 10 October 1985. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, dance-pop, electropop, emo pop, indie pop, leftfield, pop.
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Mean Poppa Lean formed in 2007.
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Melissa McClelland was born in 1979.
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Metric formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1998. Plays electronic, indie rock, new wave, pop, soft rock.
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Metronomy formed in Totnes, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays art pop, electronic, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, pop.
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Micachu & The Shapes formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2008, and split up in 2020, after 12 years.
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Mika Miko formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2003, and split up on 1 January 2010, after 7 years.
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Mike Bones was born in Bloomfield, United States, in 1980.
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Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson was born in Oregon, United States, on 30 October 1982. Plays indie rock.
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Miranda Lee Richards was born in San Francisco, United States, on 4 April 1975. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
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Moriarty formed in Paris, France, in 1995. Plays blues, country, folk, rock.
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Mothlite formed in 2007. Plays crossover prog.
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Mr Hudson was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 26 June 1979.
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Mumford & Sons formed in London, United Kingdom, in December 2007. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, pop rock, rock, stomp and holler.
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Mutiny On the Bounty formed in April 2004. Plays alternative rock, math rock.
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My Latest Novel formed in Greenock, United Kingdom, in 2005.
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My Sad Captains formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays folk, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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My Tiger My Timing formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, on 7 January 2009, and split up in 2014, after 4 years.
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Mystery Jets formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays indie rock, pop, post-punk revival, rock.
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Naive New Beaters formed in 2004. Plays pop rap.
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Nathan FLutebox Lee was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Neil Halstead was born in Reading, United Kingdom, on 7 October 1970. Plays indie folk.
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Noah & The Whale formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 1 April 2015, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Official Secrets Act formed in 2006.
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Ohbijou formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2004.
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Ou Est Le Swimming Pool formed in Camden, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 20 August 2010, after 3 years. Plays synth-pop.
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Patrick Wolf was born on 30 June 1983. Plays folk, singer-songwriter.
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Peggy Sue formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays blues, folk, rockabilly.
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Peter Bjorn and John formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1999. Plays rock.
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Phantom formed in 1985.
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Phantom Limb formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up in 2013, after 8 years. Plays country, soul.
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Planet Earth formed in 2007.
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Polly Scattergood was born in Wivenhoe, United Kingdom, on 18 October 1986. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Post War Years formed in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Pulled Apart By Horses formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Pure Reason Revolution formed in Westminster, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays art rock, crossover prog, progressive, progressive rock, rock.
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Race Horses formed in 2005.
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Racoon formed in Goes, Netherlands, in 1997. Plays alternative rock.
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Rainbow Arabia formed in Los Angeles, United States.
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Rebekah Higgs was born in Halifax, Canada, on 19 May 1982.
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Riddim Saunter formed in Tokyo, Japan.
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Riz MC was born on 1 December 1982.
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Rory McVicar was born on 27 May 1986.
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Rosie & The Goldbug formed in Cornwall, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Sad Day for Puppets formed in 2006.
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School of Seven Bells formed in New York, United States, in 2006. Plays dream pop, electronic, shoegaze.
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Sharks formed in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in July 2013, after 6 years. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, punk, punk rock.
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SJ Esau was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 28 November 1977.
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Skint & Demoralised formed in 2007.
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Sky Larkin formed in 2005.
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Slaves to Gravity formed in 2006, and split up on 28 October 2011, after 5 years.
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Slow Club formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2017, after 11 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Smoke Fairies formed in Chichester, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock.
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Solid Gold formed on 19 September 2005.
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Sophie Hunger was born in Bern, Switzerland, on 31 March 1983. Plays pop.
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Speech Debelle was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays hip hop, underground hip hop.
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Swanton Bombs formed in 2008.
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Sweethead formed in 2008. Plays alternative rock.
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Teenagers formed in 1965, and split up in 1970, after 5 years.
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Teitur was born in Hoyvík, Faroe Islands, on 4 January 1977.
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The Acorn formed in 2003. Plays folk, indie folk.
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The Answering Machine formed in 2005.
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The Apples formed in 2002. Plays jazz.
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The Bewitched Hands formed in 2007, and split up on 22 September 2014, after 7 years.
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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 Black Box Revelation formed in Dilbeek, Belgium, in 2005. Plays blues rock, garage rock.
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The Boxer Rebellion formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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The Brute Chorus formed in Whitechapel, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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The Chapman Family formed in Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2013, after 7 years.
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The Charlatans formed in West Midlands, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, madchester, neo-psychedelia, rock, roots rock.
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The Computers formed in Exeter, United Kingdom. Plays punk, rock, rock and roll.
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The Deer Tracks formed in Gävle, Sweden, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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The Gay Blades formed in Jersey City, United States.
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The Ghost of a Thousand formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2012, after 8 years. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore.
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The Handsome Family formed in Chicago, United States, in 1993. Plays americana, gothic country.
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The Hundred In the Hands formed in 2008. Plays dream pop, electronica, indie pop, synth-pop.
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The Invisible formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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The John Steel Singers formed in 2007.
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The Joy Formidable formed in 2007. Plays dream pop, indie rock, noise pop, shoegaze.
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The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble formed in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 2000, and split up in 2014, after 14 years. Plays ambient, avant-garde, dark ambient, dark jazz, experimental electronic, jazz.
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The King Blues formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004.
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The Last Republic formed in 2008.
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The Leisure Society formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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The Low Anthem formed in Providence, United States, in 2006.
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The Maccabees formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2017, after 13 years. Plays indie rock.
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The Mae Shi formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2010, after 8 years. Plays experimental rock, noise pop.
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The Mark Inside formed in Whitby, Canada, in 2000.
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The Miserable Rich formed on 1 July 2006.
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The Pains of Being Pure At Heart formed in New York, United States, in 2007. Plays c86, indie pop.
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The Phantom Band formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays indie rock.
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The Pipettes formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2003, and split up in 2011, after 8 years. Plays indie pop.
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The Rumble Strips formed in Tavistock, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2009, after 5 years. Plays blue-eyed soul, indie pop, northern soul.
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The Shining formed in 2001.
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The Soft Pack formed in San Diego, United States, in November 2008.
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The Temper Trap formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, indie pop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
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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 Veils formed in 2001. Plays art rock, rock.
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The Voluntary Butler Scheme was born in Stourbridge, United Kingdom, on 28 May 1985.
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The Week That Was formed in 2008.
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The xx formed in Wandsworth, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative r&b, alternative rock, dream pop, electronic, indie pop, indietronica.
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Theodore (UK) was born on 7 May 1989.
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This City formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Thomas Dybdahl was born in Sandnes, Norway, on 12 April 1979.
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Thomas Tantrum formed in 2005.
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Three Trapped Tigers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays experimental, math rock, post-rock.
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Throats formed in 2007. Plays grindcore, noisecore, screamo.
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Titus Andronicus formed in Glen Rock, United States, in 2005. Plays punk, punk rock.
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Triggerfinger formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, stoner rock.
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TTNG formed in 2004. Plays crossover prog, emo, indie rock, math rock, midwest emo, rock.
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Turbowolf formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative metal, hard rock.
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Ulterior plays gothic rock.
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Ultimate Power Duo formed in Saskatoon, Canada.
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V.V. Brown was born in Northampton, United Kingdom, on 24 October 1983. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, dark wave, drone, glitch, indie pop.
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Video Nasties plays black 'n' roll, black metal, death metal, heavy metal, metal, punk, sludge metal, thrash metal.
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Villagers formed in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, in 2008. Plays folk, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Vivian Girls formed in Brooklyn, United States, in March 2007. Plays dream pop, indie rock, lo-fi, noise pop, pop punk.
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Wavves formed in San Diego, United States, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, grunge, indie rock, indie surf, lo-fi, noise pop, noise rock.
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We Are The Ocean formed in Loughton, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 30 May 2017, after 10 years.
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We Are Wolves formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2000.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival.
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William Fitzsimmons was born in Pittsburgh, United States, in 1978. Plays folk, indie folk.
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Wintersleep formed in Halifax, Canada, in 2001.
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Wolf Gang formed in 2009, and split up on 27 July 2015, after 6 years.
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Woodpigeon formed in Calgary, Canada, in 2006.
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Yes Giantess formed in Boston, United States.
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Yves Klein Blue formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
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Zach Hill was born on 28 December 1979. Plays rock.
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zZz formed in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 2001.