Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America) were an English synth-pop duo from Basildon, Essex, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a British music magazine, although the pair had known each other since […]
L’Impératrice
L’Impératrice (“The Empress”) is a French pop and nu-disco band formed in 2012 in Paris. L’Impératrice is a group of six musicians: Charles de Boisseguin, the group’s founder (keyboards), Hagni Gwon (keyboards), David Gaugué (bass guitar), Achille Trocellier (electric guitar), Tom Daveau (drums), and Flore Benguigui (vocals), who joined the band in 2015. They released […]
London Grammar
London Grammar are an English indie pop band formed in Nottingham in 2009. The band consists of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic “Dot” Major. Vocalist Hannah Reid and guitarist Dan Rothman are originally from London and met in the Ancaster Hall student residence at the University of Nottingham. They were joined by Dominic “Dot” […]
Otyken
Otyken is a Siberian indigenous music group that mixes elements of modern pop with local folk music, incorporating traditional instruments, lyrics, and languages. ‘Otyken’ is a Chulym word for a sacred land where warriors would lay down their arms and talk. The band was formed in 2015 by Andrey Medonos, and their debut album was […]
Katzenjammer
Katzenjammer was an English-language Norwegian band from Olso, formed in 2005. The band consists of Anne Marit Bergheim, Solveig Heilo, Turid Jørgensen and Marianne Sveen. The members of Katzenjammer met in 2004 while studying at a private music school in Oslo. The band was formed in 2007 while listening to Anne Marit Bergheim perform the […]
Lous and the Yakuza
Marie-Pierra Kakoma, known professionally as Lous and the Yakuza, is a Congolese-Belgium singer, rapper, songwriter, model, and artist. She rose to prominence after the release of her debut single “Dilemme” in September 2019. She began writing her own music at the age of seven. Upon her family’s relocation to Belgium at the age of 15, […]
Altın Gün
Altın Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish) is a Turkish psychedelic rock band based in Amsterdam. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as “psychedelic” with a “dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs”. […]
Angèle
Angèle Van Laeken is a Belgian singer. She was one of 2018’s biggest breakout acts in French and Belgian pop music, breaking Stromae’s record for weeks at the top of the Belgian singles charts with her 2018 single “Tout Oublier” which features her brother, Romeo Elvis. Her father encouraged her from an early age to […]
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer. Known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer. Turner began her career with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1957. […]
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and a collaboration of other musicians. The band’s music has received acclaim across the media, especially from the BBC, […]