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Lou Reed
American rock musician (1942–2013)
Sonic Youth
American rock band (1981–2011)
David Byrne
Scottish-American musician (born 1952)
Interpol
American rock band from New York City
Mogwai
Mogwai () are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and Martin Bulloch (drums). Mogwai typically compose lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects.
Thurston Moore
American guitarist (born 1958)
Belle and Sebastian
Scottish indie pop band
Modest Mouse
American band
Courtney Barnett
Australian singer-songwriter and rock guitarist
Pavement
American rock band
The Fall
English post-punk band
Julien Baker
American rock musician
Liz Phair
American musician
Yo La Tengo
American rock group
Lucy Dacus
American singer-songwriter
Teenage Fanclub
British band
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
American rock and roll band
Perfume Genius
American musician
Spoon
American rock band
Car Seat Headrest
American indie rock band
Kurt Vile
American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
The New Pornographers
Canadian indie rock band
Snail Mail
Solo musical project of Lindsey Jordan
Guided by Voices
American indie rock band
Cornelius
Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer, composer
Iceage
Iceage is a Danish punk rock band from Copenhagen. The band was formed in 2008 and has released the albums New Brigade (2011), ''You're Nothing (2013), Plowing Into the Field of Love (2014), Beyondless (2018), and Seek Shelter'' (2021).
Pizzicato Five
Japanese pop band
Jehnny Beth
French actress and singer
Non Phixion
American hip-hop group
Pussy Galore
American garage rock band
Matmos
Matmos is an experimental electronic music duo formed in San Francisco and based in Baltimore. M. C. (Martin) Schmidt and Drew Daniel are the core members, but they frequently include other artists on their records and in their performances notably including J Lesser. Apart from releasing twelve full-length studio albums and numerous collaborative works, Matmos is also well known for their collaboration with Icelandic singer and musician Björk, both on studio recordings and live tours. After being signed to Matador Records for nine years, Matmos signed with Thrill Jockey in 2012. The name Matm
Mdou Moctar
Nigerien musician
Superchunk
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s and were at the forefront of the indie rock scene at the time. The band's lineup consists of singer-guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Laura King. They are known for their energetic, high-velocity style and strong DIY ethic.
Aereogramme
Aereogramme was a Scottish alternative rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1998, consisting of Craig B. (vocals, guitar), Iain Cook (guitar, programming), Campbell McNeil (bass) and Martin Scott (drums). Prior to their split in 2007, the band released four studio albums.
Shearwater
Indie rock band from Austin, Texas
Savages
English rock band
The Desert Sessions
Music collective series
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
American rock band
Unwound
Unwound () is an American noise rock/post-hardcore band formed in 1988 in Tumwater and Olympia, Washington. It presently consists of vocalist-guitarist Justin Trosper, bassist Jared Warren, drummer Sara Lund, and guitarist Scott Seckington.
Large Professor
American rapper and producer
Mission of Burma
American band
The Soft Boys
British proto-punk and power-pop band
Unsane
American noise rock band
Erika M. Anderson
American signer and songwriter
Algiers band
Algiers is an American Rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, United States,
Pretty Girls Make Graves
American band
Mary Timony
American musician and songwriter
Thalia Zedek
American musician
Cold Cave
American gothic rock band
Darkside
American electronic music duo
Chelsea Light Moving
American rock group
The Frogs
band
Tobin Sprout
American musician
Esben and the Witch
British rock band that formed in Brighton
Fuck
American indie rock band
Mark Eitzel
American singer
Silkworm
American indie rock band
Horsegirl
Horsegirl is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, made up of Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece.
Times New Viking
American band
Steve Gunn
American musician