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Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, keyboards); the brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass); Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals); and Philip Selway (drums). They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock.
Muse
English rock band
Depeche Mode
British band
Oasis
British rock band
The Cure
British band
Arctic Monkeys
English musical group; rock band
The Smiths
British rock band
Placebo
British rock band

Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards, melodica), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboards, backup vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe is presented in media such as music videos, interviews, comic strips and short cartoons. Gorillaz's music has featured collaborations with a wide range of musicians and featured artists, with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor.
Keane
English alternative rock band
Bring Me the Horizon
British rock band
Siouxsie and the Banshees
English rock band
Portishead
English band
The Verve
English rock band
The Pretenders
English-American rock band
The Libertines
English rock band
Pulp
UK rock band
Bastille
English indie pop band
Suede
British rock band
Skunk Anansie
British rock band
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Supergrass
thumb|Supergrass onstage at the Crystal Palace Bowl, August 2021
Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals), and Danny Goffey (drums, backing vocals). Originally a three-piece, Rob Coombes officially joined in 2002.
Beady Eye
English rock band formed in 2009
Bush
British rock band
Enter Shikari
British rock band
Wire
English rock band
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
British alternative rock band
Apollo 440
English band
Adam and the Ants
British rock band
Maxïmo Park
English band
Happy Mondays
English alternative rock band
Ocean Colour Scene
English Britpop band
You Me at Six
English rock band
Doves
British band
The The
English musical and multimedia group
James
British rock band
Ride
British shoegazing band
Shakespears Sister
British musical group; pop rock duo
Elastica
Elastica were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by guitarist/singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch after their departure from Suede. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock, post-punk and new wave music. The band's members changed several times, with Frischmann and Welch being the only members who remained in Elastica from its formation to its dissolution.
The Psychedelic Furs
British new wave band
Nothing but Thieves
British rock band
Blackfield
Blackfield is a collaborative music project by the English musician and founder of Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, and Israeli rock musician Aviv Geffen. Together, six albums have been released under the moniker. The first two records, Blackfield and Blackfield II, saw Geffen and Wilson working together as equal partners, while the third and fourth, Welcome to my DNA and Blackfield IV, saw Geffen take on a leading role, writing all but one track across both albums and providing a significantly increased share of lead vocals. Despite initially announcing his intention to leave the project in 201
The Charlatans
English musical group; rock band
Starsailor
English band
Lush
band
Inspiral Carpets
British alternative rock band
The La's
English rock band
EMF
band

Republica
Republica are an English alternative rock band formed in 1994. They reached the height of their popularity from 1996 to 1999. The band went on hiatus in 2001 and reunited in 2008.

Fightstar
Fightstar were an English rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. Generally considered a post-hardcore band as a whole, Fightstar are known to incorporate metal, alternative rock and other genres into their sound. Their 2005 debut EP, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead, was released in 2005 and was a critical success.
The Tears
British rock supergroup
The Sound
English post-punk band
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British alternative rock band
Spacemen 3
English musical group; psychedelic rock band
Levellers
English folk rock band
Transvision Vamp
English pop rock band
Electronic
alternative dance band
Cornershop
Cornershop are an English indie rock band formed in Leicester, in 1991. The group are best known for their single "Brimful of Asha" from their third album When I Was Born for the 7th Time. A remixed version of the track reached number one on the UK singles chart in 1998. They were formed by Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and guitar), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums), and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), the first three having previously been members of General Havoc, who released one single (the Fast Jaspal EP) in 1991. The band name origina
Pop Will Eat Itself
British rock band
The Lightning Seeds
English rock band
Curve
English band