Revolving around songwriter Mike TV Get Set Gos quirky rock consists of dismal self-loathing lyrics set to sunny melodies In fact Mike TVs goal was to have lyrics so dreadful yet memorable that his grandparents would disapprove Inspired by such great…

Born in spring 1976 in Birmingham Ala the ethereal-voiced Maria Taylor won over her first fans at age 15 as part of the Birmingham duo Little Red Rocket a poprock group that brought comparisons to Belly When that outfit which issued two CDs -- 1997s …

British singer-songwriter Jim Noir appeared in 2004 with an eclectic sound mixing modern rock and elements of electronica. His early EPs created quite a buzz, with Adidas subsequently picking one track ("Eanie Meany") for their 2006 World Cup ad camp…

One of the many offshoots of the Toronto-based Broken Social Scene collective, Metric is a muscular blend of early-21st-century indie-rock, and pastel-shaded new wave. Fronted by keyboardist-singer Emily Haines, the band, which debuted in 2003, has a…

Ursula 1000 is a stylish American DJ who spins and produces sampladelic easy listening breakbeat tracks in a style similar to continental popsters from Pizzicato Five to Dimitri from Paris Born Alex Gimeno he was raised in Miami where he studied comm…

Singersongwriter Inara George is the daughter of Little Feats Lowell George At a young age she was surrounded by the music of his father and his peers -- Jackson Browne Terry Allen and Van Dyke Parks -- but George never intended to follow in her late…

British experimental-techno funketeer Jamie Lidell made a name for himself giving mesmerizing live multi-media performances in which the singer continually looped his own effects-laden vocals and beat boxing until a dense sonic landscape emerged. How…

Taking his stage name from what he thought his great-great-grandfathers was called actually it was Granville Fisher Littleton Gran Bel Fisher moved from his hometown of Sabina OH to Cincinnati as a teenager to attend the performing arts school there …

London-based Norwegian-born Kate Havnevik spent her formative years with the desire to become a guitarist in the jazz and classical worlds but these plans were derailed after joining a punk band at the tender age of 14 Since then Havnevik has explore…

Before emerging as a solo artist M Doughty first name Michael was best known as the frontman of the unique avant-garde group known as Soul Coughing Spawned in 1992 Soul Coughing was formed after Doughty met his bandmates Yuval Gabay Sebastian Steinbe…

b. 11 September 1978, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Alternating between a folksy singer-songwriter and an alt-popster, Lee has been heralded in the music press as a "modern day Bob Dylan.' Lee got his start during the early to mid-90s with the …

Purveying an utterly charming sound that borrows from folk pop Western swing and early vocal jazz Los Angeles fancifully named Ditty Bops feature the tightly woven harmonies of Amanda Barrett who also handles mandolin and dulcimer duties and Abby DeW…

Bursting on to the U.K. music scene seemingly out of nowhere in 2005, KT Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter who blends the earthy pop sensibilities of Sheryl Crow with the darker leanings of Cat Power and Beth Orton. Her debut album, EYE TO THE…

The English indie rock duo Psapp pronounced isapi feature Carim Clasmann guitarproducer and Galia Durant vocalskeyboardsviolins Together they create a charming pop mix of sultry vocals and quirky electronic beats Tiger My Friend marked Psapps album d…

Comprising Dominique Durand (b. Paris, France), her husband Andy Chase (multi instrumentalist) and Adam Schlesinger (multi instrumentalist), this offbeat US pop band's profile rose in the 90s as a consequence of Schlesinger's other musical project, F…

Singersongwriter Andrew Heilprin composes a tangible and more subdued sound compared to his days fronting the SoCal punk band 40 Watt Domain He honors Bob Dylan by giving himself the moniker of Blue-Eyed Son His collection of 50-some songs followed h…