One of the most successful female artists of the 90s with an uncompromising commitment to her music. With seven Grammy Awards under her belt, Alanis is one of pop music's premiere singer/songwriters.
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Kelly Jones and company continue to deliver their combination of energetic pop hooks and bittersweet lyrical storytelling to the delight of an adoring audience.
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Infectious, energetic and full of whatever it takes to craft a good pop song, this Brighton four-piece are wowing crowds and making ears prick up nationwide. '...a real breath of fresh air' (Channel 4)
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Sunderland-based playing guitar-led post punk in the style of Wire and Gang Of Four with a twist of XTC. There's four of them in the band and they all sing; not harmony or unison - but all different tunes at once that somehow intertwine. Punk opera, perhaps?
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Rock band from Newcastle whose tightly-wound songs are biting, contemporary takes on the familiar feelings of being trapped in a small town and desperately needing to escape. The tunes vibrate with contained energy, and the anger more than occasionally spills out into faster, harder pop-rock. Ones to watch out for.
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Strong and powerful, atmospheric altrock band with vocalist Matthew Bellamy having graduated with honours from the Thom Yorke Radiohead School of impressive vocal control and range. Not quite comparable with any other band, a huge variety of tastes and styles and with a list of successful records, run of gigs and a dedicated fan base, these guys have progressed far from being one of hundreds of new 'up-and-comers' to headlining major festivals and won 'Best Live Band' at the 2006 Kerrang! awards.
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