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Lisa Gerrard
Australian musician, singer and composer
Pixies
American alternative rock band
Grimes
Claire Elise Boucher (, ; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her work often invokes themes of science fiction, feminism, and fantasy. She has released five studio albums.
Dead Can Dance
British-Australian neoclassical darkwave band around the duo Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry
Bauhaus
English rock band
Cocteau Twins
Scottish rock band
Bon Iver
American indie folk band
St. Vincent
American musician and singer
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Icelandic musician and composer (1969–2018)
The National
American musical group; indie rock band
Scott Walker
British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019)
Kim Deal
American singer-songwriter; alternative rock musician
TV on the Radio
American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001
Brendan Perry
British singer and multi-instrumentalist
The Breeders
American alternative rock band
Stereolab
Stereolab are a British-French band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's sound incorporates vintage electronic keyboards and repetitive motorik beats with female vocals sung in English and French, drawing influence from styles such as krautrock, lounge music, jazz, and 1960s French pop. Their lyrics have political and philosophical themes influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist art movements.
Black Francis
American musician
Thievery Corporation
American electronica duo based in Washington, D.C.
Iron & Wine
American musician (born 1974)
Daughter
English indie folk band
Lydia Lunch
American singer, author and actress
Tindersticks
Tindersticks are an English alternative rock band formed in Nottingham in 1992. They released six albums before singer Stuart A. Staples embarked on a solo career. The band reunited briefly in 2006 and more permanently the following year. The band recorded several film soundtracks, and have a long-standing collaboration with French director Claire Denis.
Blonde Redhead
American indie rock band
The The
English musical and multimedia group
Harold Budd
American musician (1936–2020)
Sunn O)))
American drone metal band
Kristin Hersh
American musician
Deerhunter
Deerhunter is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2001. The band currently consists of Bradford Cox (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Moses Archuleta (drums, electronics, sound treatments), Lockett Pundt (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Josh McKay (bass) and Javier Morales (keyboards, synthesizers, alto saxophone).
Ariel Pink
American musician, singer, and songwriter (born 1978)
Lush
band
The Birthday Party
Australian band
Clan of Xymox
Dutch musical group
Michael Brook
Canadian musician (born 1951)
GusGus
GusGus is an Icelandic electronic music band from Reykjavík. Although initially a film and acting collective, the group is mostly known for its electronic music. The group's discography consists of twelve studio albums.
Elizabeth Fraser
Scottish singer (born 1963)
This Mortal Coil
band
Big Thief
American indie rock band (2015–present)
M. Ward
American musician
Lisa Germano
American singer/songwriter
Twin Shadow
American musician
Tanya Donelly
American musician
Rachel Goswell
British singer-songwriter
Camera Obscura
Scottish indie pop band
The Mountain Goats
American musical group
Adrianne Lenker
American musician
Dry Cleaning
English post-punk band
Kelley Deal
American musician
Efterklang
Efterklang () is a Danish art pop, indie rock band from Copenhagen, formed in December 2000. Efterklang emerged in the front half of the 2000s with a blend of pop and orchestral rock elements. The band found an audience, especially in Europe, after releasing their first two albums on England's the Leaf Label; the attention led to a deal with 4AD. The band has recorded five studio albums and are currently signed to City Slang.
Belly
American band
Xmal Deutschland
German band
Colin Newman
English musician and record producer
Throwing Muses
American band
Tune-Yards
Tune-Yards (stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is the Oakland, California–based music project of Merrill Garbus (vocals, various instruments) and Nate Brenner (bass, various instruments). Garbus's music draws from an eclectic variety of sources and uses elements such as loop pedals, ukulele, vocals, and lo-fi percussion. Tune-Yards’ 2011 album Whokill was ranked the number one album of that year in ''The Village Voice's'' annual Pazz and Jop critics’ poll.
Purity Ring
Canadian electropop band
MARRS
MARRS (stylised M|A|R|R|S) were a 1987 recording collective formed by the groups A.R. Kane and Colourbox, which only released one commercial disc. It became "a one-hit wonder of rare influence" because of their international hit "Pump Up the Volume", which was their only single.
Bradford Cox
American musician
SpaceGhostPurrp
Markese Money Rolle (born April 1, 1991), known professionally as SpaceGhostPurrp, is an American rapper and producer from Miami, Florida. Widely considered a pioneer of modern hip-hop and trap music, he is the founder of the now-defunct American hip-hop group Raider Klan, and a co-founder of the collective BMB Deathrow.
Red House Painters
American rock band
The Big Pink
English musical group; electronic rock band
Future of the Left
Welsh rock band