Ida Maria mixes a dash of a Gallaghar's gob, a sprinkling of Winehouse's recklessness, a splash of Bjork's pixie like chic with a large serving of Chrissie Hynde's musical sensibility, a sizeable slice of her hero Iggy Pop's live performance style, and not to mention a bucket load of infectious material, Ida Maria has all the ingredients necessary to make it Big.
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Direct from Fagersta, Sweden, The Hives have a sound like a velvet glove with brass knuckles, both brutal and sophisticated at the same time. Based on youth, energy, and taste The Hives are giving you 'punk rock music avec kaboom!
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The South London foursome is comprised of childhood friends Carey Willets (bass), Joel Pott (guitar), Steve Roberts (drums), and Tim Wanstall (keyboards). Formed in 2000, the band to date have released two albums and had four top 40 singles. Their second album 'Tourist' reached the top spot in the UK album charts in February 2005. They have been compared to Pavement, Steely Dan and the Beta Band. In fact, the four-piece from Deptford, can be all of the above, all at once, then change their minds midway through a song and head off in a different direction.
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'Electro of the most inventive kind, Does It Offend You Yeah? are a duo from Reading making retro computer pop and modern twisted disco. '…some of the most distinctive new pop of the decade' – HMV Top Tips
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A Welsh emo outfit whose debut release was mixed and produced by Joe Gibb who has also produced Jane's Addiction, Catatonia and Leftfield. A furious live presence has been winning them fans ever since their first releases in 2002, with appearances including a high profile European tour with Iron Maiden. 'The most exciting new band in the world'- Kerrang.
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Friendly Fires lie somewhere between the poppiness of Snap!, the funkiness of Prince, and the electronic dance-iness of Daft Punk Friendly Fires were the first unsigned band ever to play Transmission on Channel 4 which aired on 9th November 2007. Signed to Moshi Moshi they are a band subject to much media frenzy.
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'One of the UK's hottest properties' -Kerrang!
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Listed on Ents24.com since: Nov 2007