Festivals » Aug 12 Last.fm Presents the Rising Stage @ Summer Sundae 2011 at De Montfort Hall
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2:54
(10,810 listeners)
female vocalists, lo-fi, alternative rock, rock
London based 2:54 are made up of sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow, joined by Joel Porter on bass and Alex Robins on drums.
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Ben Howard

(125,541 listeners)
folk, acoustic, singer-songwriter, british
Ben Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, born in London. He moved to Totnes, Devon, in his teens.
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Born Ruffians
(186,701 listeners)
indie rock, canadian, indie, alternative
Born Ruffians are an indie rock band, originally from the small town of Midland, Ontario, Canada, located near Georgian Bay. The members are Luke Lalonde (guitar/vocals), Mitch Derosier (bass), Steven Hamelin (drums) and Andy Lloyd (guitar/keyboard). The band released their debut EP in 2006 and currently signed to Warp Records.
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Dionne Bromfield
(44,422 listeners)
soul, british, female vocalists, pop
Dionne Bromfield (born 1996 in London) is an English singer. In September 2009 Bromfield was the first artist to be signed to Amy Winehouse's record label Lioness Records.
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Dry The River
(65,732 listeners)
folk, indie, indie folk, british
Since forming in spring 2009, Dry the River have toured extensively in the UK and Europe promoting their “careful mix of emotive, lilting folk and upbeat, impassioned rock’... NME.
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Dutch Uncles
(30,674 listeners)
indie, indie pop, manchester, pop rock
Dutch Uncles are a band from Marple, a suburb of Stockport. They are known for their use of atypical time signatures within a pop context. Their influences includes several bands such as The Smiths, King Crimson, Steve Reich, XTC and Talking Heads.
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Kyla La Grange
(7,144 listeners)
folk, singer-songwriter, female vocalists, indie
Kyla La Grange, part South-African and part Zimbabwean, was born in Watford,London. Kyla won a place at Cambridge University, where she studied Philosophy.
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Little Comets
(71,871 listeners)
indie, indie rock, british, alternative
Little Comets are a band from Newcastle whose musical style has been likened to Vampire Weekend , Using inopportune moments and a musical alphabet as deep as the sea, little comets are currently traversing a sextet of cities with nothing but shine in the apples of their eyes.
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Lysergic Suite
(8 listeners)
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Other Lives
(86,009 listeners)
indie folk, indie, folk, alternative
Kunek was a genre smoothie. Toss some indie, folk, post-rock, and ambient in a blender and set to awesome. In August 2008, Kunek announced via their Myspace that Kunek will live on only through their fantastic but lone album, Flight of the Flynns. Five members of Kunek have transferred to a new band under the Other Lives moniker.
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Pete and the Pirates
(158,279 listeners)
indie rock, indie, british, indie pop
Pete and the Pirates are an indie rock band from Reading, England. Bright, young commanders of a brand of unique Englishness, their blend of smooth edged punk and pop produces music which is sweet, raw, joyous, melancholic, raucous and tender.
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Shonen Knife
(29,372 listeners)
japanese, female vocalists, pop punk, punk
Shonen Knife is an all-female Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups and early punk rock bands such as The Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs expressing infectious melodies and simplistic, exuberant lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.
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The Black Atlantic
(30,397 listeners)
The Black Atlantic is a melodic folk-rock band from the Netherlands. They released their debut album Reverence for Fallen Trees digitally for free (worldwide) on August 21st, 2009. On January 13, 2012 the band released their follow-up EP "Darkling, I Listen". You can preview the entire EP here on last.fm or order a copy (incl. instant download + artwork) via http://theblackatlantic.com
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Tom Williams And The Boat
(500 listeners)
indie, bbc introducing, british, under 2000 listeners
Tom Williams and the Boat are... Tom Williams - vocals/harmonica/acoustic Ant Vicary - vocals/electric Geri Holton - violins Josh Taylor - bass Dave Richardson - drums Chris Stewart - piano Releases... The Penguin EP (2007)
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We Three and the Death Rattle
(29 listeners)
we three and the death rattle, leicester band
"WTATDR conjure a blues-tinged guitar maelstrom. A darker Duke Spirit or Velvets pop Archie Bronson. Brilliant, then." - DAZED & CONFUSED
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Wolf People
(30,025 listeners)
psychedelic rock, psychedelic, british, folk
Wolf People are an English psychedelic rock band based in London, Bedford and North Yorkshire. They formed in 2006 around the release of a very limited CD EP on Sea Records as part of the Lifeboat Series. The EP was Stuart Maconie’s record of the week on his BBC6 show. They then released three 7” singles on Battered Ornaments Records, they quickly sold out and are now becoming quite sought after.
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YAAKS
(612 listeners)
indietronica, electroclash, seen live
YAAKS ARE FIVE MINDS PLAYING MUSIC TO BEST PORTRAY THE THOUGHTS OF JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU.