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Wichita Records
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees include Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Best Coast, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John. The label signed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for a UK distribution deal for the group's debut album. They also signed the UK producers Simian Mobile Disco for the UK. The label's first release was the Bright Eyes album ''Fevers and Mirrors'', released in 2000. Wichita Management runs alongside the label, and currently represents Gold Panda, Brolin, Shannon And The Clams, Open Mike Eagle, Cloud Nothings, Dan Tombs, Luke Abbott, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Peggy Sue, Star Slinger, Dam Mantle and Theo Verney. 2015 saw Wichita Recordings celebrate 15 years as a label, and have released new music from FIDLAR, Cheatahs, Meg Baird, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Girlpool, Waxahatchee and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PIAS Recordings
PIAS Recordings (formerly Play It Again Sam) is a Belgian record label founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot. Play It Again Sam expanded along with other European independent labels in the early 1980s. Play It Again Sam's prominent early artists were electronic-rock acts like Front 242, Meat Beat Manifesto and The Young Gods. They later added artists such as The Sound, Soulwax/2ManyDJ's, Sigur Rós and Mogwai. History The first release on the label in 1984 was the mini album ''Faces in the Fire'' by the cult experimental psychedelic band The Legendary Pink Dots. This was immediately followed by the 'Four Your Ears Only' EP, an aural map of Northern England, featuring Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Red Guitars, Party Day and Luddites. This laid the ground for releases from many other artists with very diverse musical backgrounds and geographical origins, including the Butthole Surfers, Parade Ground, The Neon Judgement, The Sound, Skinny Puppy, Taxi Girl, Bill Pritchard an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bjorn And John
Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop/rock band formed in Stockholm in 1999, named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and John Eriksson, known in his solo work as Hortlax Cobra (drums, percussion and vocals). Yttling also worked as producer for the band's first four albums. Their 2006 single "Young Folks", which featured Victoria Bergsman, formerly of the Concretes, was a top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart, and was featured in the football video game ''FIFA 08'', the baseball video game ''MLB 2K13'', the singing game ''Lips'', as the school project in the film ''Bandslam'', as part of the soundtrack of sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'', the opening track in the pilot episode of ''Gossip Girl'', the theme tune to British Television adverts for Homebase store, and in the Air New Zealand "Safety Safari" surfing video. It was also named ''NMEs second-best track of 2006, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Baird
Meg Baird is an American musician based in San Francisco, California, United States, who, in addition to her solo career, is known as a founding member, lead vocalist, and drummer for Heron Oblivion, along with members from Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound and Comets on Fire. She was also a guitarist and the lead female vocalist in Philadelphia psychedelic folk rock band Espers, and played drums in Philadelphia punk band Watery Love. Baird frequently collaborates with the Los Angeles-based harpist Mary Lattimore. Early life Originally from New Jersey, United States, Baird's family history is based in the folk tradition: Baird is the great-great niece of Isaac Garfield "I.G." Greer, a historian and Appalachian folk singer born in 1881. His inclusion on one of the earliest albums issued by the Archive of Folk Culture in the Library of Congress helped expose Baird to folk music at a young age, while she was taking piano lessons, teaching herself guitar, and listening to Smithsonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheatahs
Cheatahs were a British shoegaze band formed in London, England in 2009. History Three of the four members of Cheatahs hailed from different countries: vocalist Nathan Hewitt from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; bassist Dean Reid from San Diego, California; and drummer Marc Raue from Dresden, Germany. Hewitt and Wignall first met in 2006, recruiting friends Reid and Raue a few years later. Their first release, the "Warrior" single, was issued in 2009, followed by the ''Coare'' and ''Sans'' EPs. The latter two were compiled as ''Extended Plays'' in 2013. The band released their eponymous debut full-length album on Wichita Recordings in early 2014, supported by tours of the United States and Europe. Their fourth EP, ''Sunne'', was released on 23 February 2015. On 31 March 2015 they announced its follow-up, ''紫 (Murasaki)'', inspired by Japanese novelist Murasaki Shikibu, and in particular, her novel '' The Tale of Genji''. On 18 August 2015, Cheatahs previewed new song "Seven S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Slinger
Star Slinger (born Darren Williams) is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Manchester, UK, taking influences mainly from house and hip hop. Star Slinger first came to attention after self-releasing a beat tape in the summer of 2010 entitled "Volume 1". Shortly after, Williams picked up noteworthy press interest from Pitchfork Media, SPIN Magazine, Dazed & Confused Magazine and was interviewed by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1. He has collaborated with James Vincent McMorrow, Dawn Richard, Kilo Kish, Juicy J, Project Pat, Tunji Ige, Lil B, Sam Sparro, Stunnaman, Reggie B & Teki Latex alongside others. He has officially remixed for Jessie Ware, London Grammar, Duke Dumont, Childish Gambino, Ellie Goulding, Bipolar Sunshine, Hundred Waters (for Skrillex's Owsla label) and was selected by ASAP Rocky to open all shows on his 2012 European Tour. He also co-wrote & produced Kilo Kish "Goldmine" which featured on the Sundance Film Festival Award-winning film Dear White People. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Sue (band)
Peggy Sue is an English indie pop/ indie folk band from Brighton. The band has toured with a number of well-known indie artists including Mumford & Sons, The Maccabees, First Aid Kit, Kate Nash, and Jack White. History Peggy Sue was formerly known as Peggy Sue and the Pirates and Peggy Sue and the Pictures. In June 2008, the band announced that they were shortening their name from Peggy Sue and the Pirates to just Peggy Sue. The band have also released music under the name of Peggy Sue and the Pictures, a collaboration with Left with Pictures, and Peggy Sue and Les Triplettes. On 10 April 2009, it was announced that Peggy Sue had signed to US-based Yep Roc Records, and the label was releasing ''Body Parts'' EP for free. On 9 December 2009, Peggy Sue signed with Wichita Recordings, and the label released the band's debut album ''Fossils and Other Phantoms'' in April 2010. On 12 September 2011, the second album ''Acrobats'' came out on Wichita Recordings, to a generally posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie & The Heartstrings
Frankie & The Heartstrings are a Sunderland-based indie rock band formed in 2008. The band's debut album, ''Hunger'' was released on 21 February 2011, and debuted at No. 32 on the UK albums chart. Known for their partying, they were labelled as the indie Mötley Crüe. History Singer Frankie Francis and guitarist Michael McKnight were at college together. Drummer Dave Harper and McKnight had played in local bands for years. McKnight and Harper met Francis at a calypso night in a pub the singer was running at the time in Sunderland and formed the band in December 2008. Singer Francis had intended to play bass in the band, but Harper said that "He was the worst bassist ever". The band made their live debut in Christmas 2008 after friend Steven Dennis joined on bass. Former Kenickie drummer, Johnny X, now known by his real name Pete Gofton, joined as a keyboardist. Pete Gofton has since left (in 2010) and was replaced with Soundtracks for a B-Movie and Minotaurs guitarist Mick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Abbott
Luke Abbott is an English electronic music producer from Norwich, Norfolk. He records and performs extensively under his own name, under the alias Earlham Mystics and as one third of electronic jazz group Szun Waves. His work has been described as "left-field techno and kraut-infused electro" but also draws on more esoteric elements of improvisation, "psychedelic, filtered beats and slow-evolving synths". Abbott's first single, 'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B' was released by Output Recordings in 2006 and later that year, his 'Projections' single was released as a limited edition 7" on Trash Aesthetics. In 2008 the ''Tuesday'' EP was released on James Holden's Border Community label, beginning a long relationship spanning several releases including 2009's ''Whitebox Stereo EP'' , 2011's ''Holkham Drones'' and 2014's ''Wysing Forest''. The latter was created from a series of improvisations made in 2012 when Abbott was in residence at Wysing Arts Centre and produced a site spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloud Nothings
Cloud Nothings is an American indie rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States, founded by singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi. It currently consists of lead singer and guitarist Dylan Baldi, drummer Jayson Gerycz, bassist Noah Depew, and guitarist Chris Brown. Beginning in 2009, the band originally started as a solo project, with Baldi recording both vocals and instrumentals in his parents' basement, although he performed live with a full band. The band is signed to Washington, D.C.-based Carpark Records. Their breakthrough album, '' Attack on Memory'', was released on Carpark in 2012. Their next LP, '' Here and Nowhere Else'', was released on April 1, 2014. Cloud Nothings' album '' Life Without Sound'' was released on January 27, 2017. This was followed by '' Last Building Burning'', released on October 19, 2018, '' The Black Hole Understands'' on July 3, 2020, and '' The Shadow I Remember'' on February 26, 2021. History Formation (2009) In 2009, Baldi spent his first semester a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Mike Eagle
Michael W. Eagle II (born November 14, 1980), better known by his stage name Open Mike Eagle, is an American hip hop artist and comedian. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he is now based in Los Angeles, California, where he is a member of the hip hop collective Project Blowed. He has also been a member of Thirsty Fish, Swim Team, and Cavanaugh. Early life Mike grew up in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes and lived with his grandparents until he was 13 at which point he moved in with his mother. Mike also has a younger brother and sister. He attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and went on to Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he majored in psychology. He did a year of grad school, but quickly moved to Los Angeles to live with his dad. He began working for AmeriCorps for six months before getting a job at a non-profit halfway house. As he continued to work odd jobs, Mike rapped as a hobby before discovering Project Blowed and then creating Thirsty Fish. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Panda
Derwin Schlecker (born Derwin Dicker, 1980), professionally known as Gold Panda, is an English electronic record producer and songwriter. Early life Derwin Schlecker was born as Derwin Dicker in 1980 in Peckham, London and was raised in Chelmsford, Essex. He lived in Japan and studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Career Gold Panda released several small-issue 7" records and singles in 2009, and in 2010 he signed with Ghostly International to release his debut full-length '' Lucky Shiner''. In 2013, Gold Panda released his second album, '' Half of Where You Live''. On 27 May 2016, Gold Panda's third album, ''Good Luck and Do Your Best'', was released via City Slang. Gold Panda released a new single on 16 October 2020 titled ''Most Books That I've Never Read''. Derwin Dicker also performs house music as DJ Jenifa. Discography Studio albums * '' Lucky Shiner'' (CD/12-inch, Ghostly International/Notown, Sept 2010) * Companion (Ghost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
