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Clocks ( Epsom & Ewell, UK)

"United by a passion for great songs, and taking influences from Oasis, Teenage Fanclub, The Kinks and The Zutons et al, Tom, Ed, Rich and John are four young men who over the last few years, have dedicated any spare personal time to honing their talents and mastering the art of penning a classic indie-pop gem. And boy, have they spawned a few.Their desire to escape their home town and become a force to be reckoned with - both in the recording studio and with their live show - Clocks are ready to unleash their universal chart-pop appeal on the UK and beyond.
Their debut album has been recorded and produced by Elliot James (Bloc Party, Fields and Little Man Tate) and will be released in 2008.
First single is this limited 7" single 'All I Can' which is backed by 'That Much Better' - a song Orange recently picked up on and made a video for to aid their online campaign.
'All I Can' is everything you might want from a pop song, and damn, these boys know a thing or two about a pop song. Both super upbeat and touching- it depicts a young mans plight to 'get the girl' - "you're dazzlingy pretty, sparkle in the city, I'm doing all I can".
To complement the bands debut album campaign, they have secured two of the best and most sought after artists to design their artwork Mr Pete Fowler and Mark James (SFA, Magic Numbers, Monsterism, Gruff Rhys) have put pen to paper (or actually paint to wood) and created 12 beautifully and individually cartooned Russian Dolls that will each, in turn, feature on single and album sleeves. Each doll represents a track on the album!

Clocks are:Tom Hewitt - Vocals/Guitar/Keys, Ed Hilliam - Vocals/Guitar, John Ricketts - Bass , Rich Farris - Drums

Lovely indiepop ! Look out for these guys! Gonna be huge =) Now on tour with lovely " Scouting For Girls"!

Music Style: Indie/Powerpop/Surf

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/clocks

Paperlung ( London,UK)

Paperlung formed in late August 2005 when Sice (ex-Boo Radleys) met bass player Simon Gardiner in a bar at Victoria Station. While waiting for trains, they chatted about music and suchlike and decided there and then to form a new band. Simon roped in Ben Datlen - an old friend - to play guitar while Sice sought out Guillaume Jambel and brokered a loan deal with his band Transcargo. Eight weeks later they played their first gig. . .Sice, the former Boo Radleys lead singer has come out of retirement with the announcement of a forthcoming album – his first in nine years.The Boo Radleys split up in 1999 after a decade of mixed success. They found massive popularity during the height of Britpop with their '96 album 'Wake Up!' on the back of catchy summer hit 'Wake Up Boo!'After the band's critically and commercially panned final two albums 'C'mon Kids' and 'Kingsize' - Sice vowed to retire and never come back to the industry.

"Balance" is a GREAT Album that I highlt recomend you to give a try!!

Music Style: Alternative/Indie/Pop

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/paperlung

O.A.R. ( Maryland, USA)

....of a revolution (or O.A.R.) is an American rock band consisting of Marc Roberge (vocals, guitar), Chris Culos (drums, percussion), Richard On (guitar, backing vocals), Benj Gershman (bass guitar), Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals). Due to massive online distribution over campus networks, the band has become a hit among college students, with many songs relating to the band members' personal lives at The Ohio State University (Columbus) and growing up in Rockville, Maryland.

O.A.R. has just announced their full summer tour. Their tour will be called "All Sides Tour" and began June 15 in Manchester, TN at Bonnaroo and will conclude August 31 at the Gorge as an opening act for Dave Matthews Band. On June 16, the band played a live interactive show at DeepRockDrive in advance of the launch of their new album "All Sides".
It has been officially announced by the band that their album "All Sides" will be out July 15. The first radio single is called "Shattered" and will be available to be downloaded June 13th.
In June of 2008 the band's song "This Town" off their forthcoming album "All Sides" was used extensively by ESPN during its coverage of the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and College World Series.

Music Style: Indie/Rock

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/ofarevolution

The Horror The Horror (Stockholm,Sweden)

"The Horror The Horror are an Indie-Band from Södermanland, Sweden. Mattias Axelsson, Johan Jansson (Guitar and Vocals), Joel Lindström (Vocals), Patrik Thorngren (Bass) and Jakob Frodell (Drums)founded THTH in 2002. They signed a record contact with the german label Tapete Records in Spring 05. They recorded their first, selftitled in Stockholm. In February, it was released in Germany. Later it came out in Sweden and Great Britain. " -lastfm

Music Style: New Wave/Indie/Rock

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/thth

Jeremy Larson ( Springfield, USA)

Jeremy Larson began his musical endeavors as a classical music performance major and started to get a local following in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri with the circulation of his “Red and Blue” EP. He performed for the first time in 2003 to a packed ballroom of fans in Springfield and is now getting ready to release his first full length album entitled “Cold.” His songs are piano driven with inspiration taken from French impressionistic and electronic music, which blend together to create a sound unlike any sound out there today. The first single “The Thief” represents the incredible sound Jeremy Larson is able to create through the use of his piano. The song builds up to its climatic ending which captures the true essence and talent of Jeremy Larson.


HIGHLY RECOMENDED ! Just wonderful music !

Music Style : Alternative/Rock/Indie

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/jeremylarson

K.O.L.O. ( New York & Paris)

March 2004 : John Lennon had already been dead for 24 years, Radiohead had completed its sixth album and not a single Fender Rhodes piano had been made for 30 years when Eric Kolo met Stephan Guex in Geneva.The first chords of the still-to-come band K.O.L.O. were born from their acute obssession for music. Eric would write the lyrics and sing with his caressing low voice.He and Stephan would weave a subtle universe tinted with melancholy and illuminated by the purity and the clarity of the melodies. Their compositions flow between light pop, nonchalant folk and explosive rock'n roll, showing at times an influence of artists and bands such as Thom Yorke, Elbow or Damien Rice.Eric Kolo began to try out their music in the bars of New York his second home.Then, in 2005 he decided to set himself up in Geneva and together with Stéphane assembled their band K.O.L.O : Laurent Nicolas on drums, Mathieu Karcher on lead guitar and Blaise Pitteloud on bass guitar, who joined the original duo.After a serie of live performances (La Maroquinerie, Paris, Fr ; Cully Jazz Festival...) and two EPs, the band has just finished recording their first album "Songs For A Sleepwalker" which has been mastered by Emily Lazar at the famous studio The Lodge (David Bowie) in New York city.Now K.O.L.O is burning inside to hit the road to share their music with the world and spread it to the universe and who knows...maybe the stars will hear it....

by Sophie Ravaux-Zoell translated from French by K.A.Hernandez

Music Style: Rock/Folk/Alternative

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/kolomusic

The Thrills Live In Sweden 2007

My Name Is George ( Winterthur,Switzerland)

"My Name Is George makes you happy! Although undeniably inspired by the beat music of the Sixties, they are still very much a part of the presence. The band adornes its solid songwriting with sweet background chanting, crazy synth sounds and roaring guitars, which all magically come together to create the typical, powerful sound of My Name Is George. Spring 06 saw the release of their first full-length album “WOW!”, produced by legendary Swiss one-man-band Admiral James T. Since August 04 My Name is George’s first tour saw them performing at over 60 venues in Switzerland, Germany and England and building up a great reputation as a live-act. A band to look out for!"

Music Style: Pop/Rock/Indie/Retro

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/mynameisgeorgemusic

Cloetta Paris (Stockholm,Sweden)

Cloetta Paris is a new Swedish duo that reminds a lot of Sally Shapiro. Cool music here !=)

Music Style: Disco/Indie/House

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/cloettaparis

Wild Sweet Orange ( Alabama,USA)

Wild Sweet Orange is an indie/alternative rock band from Birmingham , Alabama. Some people cite the band's "emotional and powerful live performances" as reason for its success. Their song "Land of No Return" was featured on Grey's Anatomy and they are finishing up their first full CD, We Have Cause to Be Uneasy, due July 29, 2008 .

Awesome new Indie band here,check them out !

Music Style: Indie/Rock

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/wildsweetorange

The Margarets ( Giske, Norway)

The Margarets are a Norwegian pop band consisting of Alex Rinde (lead vocal), Ante Giskeødegård (vocal & rythm guitar), Rune Berg (electric guitar & vocal), Lars Berg (bass), Klaus Robert Blomvik (drums) and Ronnie M.A.G. Larsen for the percutions. The group was formed on the island of Giske, west coast of Norway, in 1991.

Just wonderful ballads on their wonderful CD " Twenty Years Erased"! I Highly recomend this CD ! My favorite right now =)

Music Style: Indie/Rock/Pop

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/themargarets

Margot & the nuclear so and so's (Indiana, USA)

Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s are a musical collective from Indianapolis, Indiana. In an interview with Cincinnati’s WOXY, Margot bandleader Richard Edwards jested that their moniker comes from his daughter Margot (he doesn't have a daughter) and his enjoyment of president George W. Bush's pronunciation of the word “nuclear". There was also speculation it was named after a girl he met in California, mysteriously referred to as "Margot E.". In reality, the band is called Margot after Gwyneth Paltrow's character in the Wes Anderson film The Royal Tenenbaums.
The band's sound, categorized as "chamber pop", has been compared to the indie rock groups Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, and The Shins, while incorporating elements of singer/songwriters like Paul Simon and Conor Oberst.

Music Style: Rock/Indie/Folk

Myspace Link : http://www.myspace.com/margotandthenuclearsoandsos

The October (Kentucky ,USA)

Text from LASTFM.com :

"The October is a brave band that comes so close to being retro, yet doesnt cross the line, managing to pull off all the best things about the 1980s electronic pop scene (think: The Church, Flock of Seagulls), without falling into throwback territory. In fact, dont even think of them as a modern band implementing elements of the 80s. Theyre more like a timeless 1980s band with that magic whatever-it-is to create music current and valid in any age."

Awesome band here ! Highly recomend you to give them a try !=)


Music Style: Alternative/Indie/ New Wave

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/theoctober

The Orange Lights ( Newcastle ,UK)

The Orange Lights are a British five-member indie rock band. Their style is often compared to mellow bands such as The Verve, Keane, and Embrace.Much of their music is sad ballads based on band members Jason Hart and Paul Tucker's personal experiences and tragedies. They have released one album, Life is Still Beautiful, and two singles, "Let the Love Back In" and "Click Your Heels", all of which were released in 2007.

Music Style: Indie/Rock/ Down-Tempo

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/theorangelights

Noah And The Whale ( London,UK)

Noah and the Whale are a folk rock band from Twickenham, London, England formed in 2006.
The band consists of Charlie (vocals, guitar), Doug (drums), Tom (fiddle), and Matt (bass), and after a handful of singles, are due to release their first album, Peaceful The World Lays Me Down in August 2008. Laura Marling was a member of the band before going solo, although she continued to perform with the band occasionally. They have been compared to The Magic Numbers, The Little Ones, The Postal Service, and Belle & Sebastian.
The band cite both punk rock and folk as influences, and are big fans of The Smiths.
The band performed on Jeremy Warmsley’s internet television show, Welcome to our TV show, and have made several appearances at festivals including Leeds, Latitude, SXSW, and Glastonbury.
In May 2008, the band's side-project, "The A Sides" performed a one-off show at The Push Club.

Music Style: Folk/Folkrock/Indie

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/noahandthewhale

Black Kids ( Florida,USA)

Black Kids are an American indie pop band who formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 2006. Rolling Stone called them one of ten "Artists to Watch" in 2008 and they were also included in the BBC Top 10 Sound of 2008 poll. Their debut album, Partie Traumatic, was released in July 2008.

Black Kids formed in March 2006. The band consists of Reggie Youngblood on guitar and vocals, Owen Holmes on bass guitar, Kevin Snow on drums, Dawn Watley on keyboards and vocals, and Reggie's sister Ali Youngblood also on keyboards and vocals. They started out by playing shows in Jacksonville, often as a supporting act for more well-known indie bands coming through town.
The band received national attention after a breakout performance at the Athens Popfest in Athens, Georgia on August 11, 2007, which led to a sudden flurry of coverage in the music press, including NME, Vice, The Guardian, and The Village Voice. The same month, Black Kids' demo EP, Wizard of Ahhhs, was released via free download on their MySpace page. The EP received a favorable review of 8.4 out of 10 from Pitchfork Media, including a "Best New Music" commendation. In September, Black Kids began working with Quest Management, the company that manages Björk and Arcade Fire. At this time they also launched their official website, where they offered their EP as a free download for several months.
Black Kids participated in the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City in October, earning the band exposure in The New York Times and USA Today. In December the band travelled to London for a brief tour. Rolling Stone called them one of ten "Artists to Watch" in 2008 and the band was also included in the BBC Sound of 2008 poll.
Black Kids toured the United Kingdom in early 2008, including the Vice Live Tour with Friendly Fires and Ipso Facto, a Sons and Daughters tour, and a Kate Nash tour. They performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California in April and Radio 1's Big Weekend in May. They are also slated to appear at T in the Park in Scotland and Camp Bestival in England in July. In April and May, Black Kids toured the United States as an opening act for Cut Copy. They are currently scheduled for a headlining European tour from June to August.
In February, Pitchfork Media reported that the Black Kids had signed a recording contract with Almost Gold Recordings for territories outside of North America. On May 1, news broke that Black Kids had signed with Columbia Records in the U.S. While in the UK they recorded their debut album, Partie Traumatic, with producer Bernard Butler, former guitarist of Suede. Their first single, "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You", was released in the UK on April 7 and debuted at #11 on the UK Singles Chart. The band performed the song on the first ever fully live broadcast of Later... with Jools Holland on April 1. Their second single, "Hurricane Jane", is scheduled for UK release on June 23. On May 30th they performed the track live on BBC's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. The album Partie Traumatic is set to be released on July 7 in the UK and July 22 in the US.

Music Style : Indie

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/blackkidsrock

Mamma Mia The Movie Gala Sthlm Sweden 4/7 2008

Ghosts ( London,UK)

Ghosts are an indie/pop band from London and were 9th on the BBC's Sound Of 2007 poll. Before signing with Atlantic Records in November 2006 they were previously known as Polanski. Their sound can be compared to the likes of Keane, Thirteen Senses, The Bluetones and even Radiohead.
The band formed after meeting at school in Guildford.
Their first single "Stay the Night" began gaining national radio airplay in January 2007 on the Dermot O'Leary show on BBC Radio 2, and then on 9 February 2007, Ghosts made their first television appearance on The Friday Night Project.
On 22 February 2007, the members of Ghosts, three of their roadies and Claire Fowler were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage after a hotel in York found their tour manager's room flooded from a broken toilet. They were all subsequently released without charge.
On 23 June 2007, they were selected to play as the 4th act on the main stage of London's Hyde Park Calling Festival, to be followed by The Feeling, Crowded House and Peter Gabriel.
On 21 July 2007, Ghosts were the chosen support act for Keane's last show in Britain for the Under The Iron Sea tour, at the O2 Arena in London.
In April 2008 it was announced that Ghosts would be releasing a new album and after writing new material they were starting to record some of it. The album is expected in early 2009.

Music Style: Indie/Pop

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/ghostsuk

Rooney ( Los Angeles,USA)

Rooney is a five-piece rock band from Los Angeles signed to Geffen Records. The band is composed of: Robert Schwartzman, Louie Stephens, Taylor Locke, Ned Brower, and Matthew Winter. The band is named after principal Ed Rooney, from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Their music is reminiscent of British Invasion rock and 1980s pop, and has been compared to The Beatles, The Cars and Blur. Having toured the nation with acts such as Weezer and The Strokes, Rooney's official website states that the band "manages to capture elements from the past four decades and make them sound modern today."

The band formed as Ed Rooney back in 1999. The original line up consisted of Teddy Briggs on drums and Matt Star on guitar. Ned Brower replaced Teddy as drummer, Matt Star left, and Louie Stephens was added as keyboardist. They released a series of independent EPs called Deli Meats (2000), Plug It In (2001), and Mastedonia (2002).
Eventually the band scored a recording deal with Geffen Records in 2002. After on May 20th, 2003. Album sales were slow until in 2004 when they had a cameo appearance in an episode of The O.C., "The Modle Home #2 and The Third Wheel #15 " where they sang the songs "Sorry Sorry" and "I'm a terrible person" . Their song "Blueside" was featured on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 soundtrack and their song "I'm Shakin'" was featured on an episode of the daytime soap opera All My Children.
On November 16, 2004 the band issued their first DVD, Spit & Sweat. The hour long documentary features interviews with the band and live performances from Los Angeles. The DVD also includes the videos for "Blueside," "I'm Shakin'," and "If It Were Up to Me."
In late 2004, the band entered the studio to record tracks with producer Tony Hoffer for their second release. A spring 2005 release was planned. Initially it was announced The Kids After Sunset would be the album's title, however the band wasn't happy with the songs. Actual recordings from the Hoffer sessions were posted on the band's Myspace page later in 2005. These songs were "Radio," "Ain't Gonna Cut It," "Are You Through With Me," and "She's a Fool." Private demo versions of songs recorded of the Hoffer sessions were leaked onto the internet. Songs such as "One Armed Man," "Paralyzed," and "The Juice" had already been played live by the band. Fans began calling these private demos "The Lost Album."
Their song entitled "The Sleep Song," was included in the 2005 cult film The Chumscrubber and was subsequently searched out by many fans of the movie. The song was part of "The Lost Album."
In the fall of 2005, the band began a new attempt to a record an album, this time with producer Howard Benson. The album came very close to release. In the spring of 2006, the album was mastered, cover art was created, and a music video was even filmed for the lead single "Tell Me." However, again the album wasn't meant to be, as the label disagreed with the songs.
In the summer of 2006, Rooney toured the U.S. with Kelly Clarkson from late June to early August. It was revealed in Reuters on April 7, 2007, that Rooney had switched labels from Suretone Records to Cherrytree Records after being dropped by their management The Firm, but they were quickly picked up by Sound Management.
Following their summer tour, the band began their third sessions for a second album. Only three songs from the previous sessions ("Don't Come Around Again," "Paralyzed," and "Tell Me Soon"), were kept for their new album, Calling the World. On March 6, 2007, the single "When Did Your Heart Go Missing?" was released on their official MySpace. The single also was used in commercials of the tv show Beauty and the Geek, also the song "I'm a Terrible Person" was used in the commercial of Carolina Herrera's new fragance. The album was released to stores July 17, 2007 and debuted #42 on The Billboard Top 100 Albums chart.
Rooney was the opening act for the Jonas Brothers on the Look Me In The Eyes Tour from January 31, 2008 to March 22, 2008 for a total of 39 shows.
Rooney headed out on a headlining tour dubbed "The Calling the World Tour" in May 2008 in the United States, scheduled to run until August. The band has said during live shows that at the conclusion of this tour they are going to record a new album.

Music Style: Pop/Rock

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/rooney

Nightmare Of You ( New York , USA)

Nightmare of You is an indie rock band from Long Island, New York, featuring Brandon Reilly, formerly of The Movielife. They have toured both the US, and the UK both as a headline act and in support of other artists including AFI, Fall Out Boy, She Wants Revenge, Brand New and Circa Survive. They have previously been nominated for mtvU Woodie awards for Best Tour and Most Downloaded.
They were also the winners of Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next?" competition for the month of April 2006, a competition that has the potential to propel the winners into mainstream prominence. Past winners include My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, and Hinder.
The band originally self-released their debut album on their own label The Bevonshire Label, and licensed it to East West Records In the US and Full Time Hobby in the UK. In the Spring of 2007 The Bevonshire Label split with East West Records.
Three singles, with accompanying videos, were released from the self-titled album. The singles were "My Name Is Trouble", "The Days Go by Oh So Slow" and "I Want to Be Buried In Your Backyard". All three videos have been featured predominately on the Fuse TV shows Steven's Untitled Rock Show and Oven Fresh.
Their song "Dear Scene, I Wish I Were Deaf" was featured in the EA Sports, FIFA '07 video game.
They have been known to joke about other bands during their live shows, most notably 30 Seconds to Mars, but also including bands such as Panic! at the Disco and the Plain White T's.

Music Style : Indie

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/nightmareofyou

Hellsongs ( Gothenburg, Sweden)

From their website :

Hellsongs saw the light of day in the early fall, 2004. They kickstarted with a premiere gig in a barn out on the countryside.
The threepiece managed to rehearse and arrange three songs and got cosmic response from the audience. Cheers and suggestions of new songs kept coming during the night and next show lurked around the corner. Was it the fresh air out in the countryside that made the band realise that they had something coming?
During the summer of 2005 Hellsongs were promoted by the lovely Heavy Metal radio show, Rundgång, sent on the swedish national channel - P3. People started to pay attention to the new branch on the metal tree – lounge metal. Hellsongs attracted even more fans when Rundgâng became a television program and featured a live recording of Run to the Hills.
Whitin these two years Hellsongs has also established themselves as a joyful and respectable live act. The word on the streets is that the shows often end with the audience singing happily together with the band, everyone holding arms and rocking back and forth like one big, happy family!
This year the Hellsingers will release their full length debut. So far the album will be released in the nordic countries, Japan and Russia.

Music Style: Pop/Acustic/Alternative

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/hellsongs

Kate Tucker And The Sons Of Sweden ( Washington, USA)

"Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden play a brand of melodic indie pop that springs from a melancholy hope. On their self-titled debut, Tucker sings stories of loves, lost hours, inevitable ends, and broken towers. The songs alternate between night-blue longing and emerald sparkle, borne on the wings of Tucker's haltingly rich voice."

Music Style : Indie/Pop/Rock

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/katetuckermusic

Starsailor ( Manchester,UK)

The band met and played at Wigan and Leigh College (Railway Rd Campus) prior to this Walsh attended St Michaels CE High School in Chorley, Westhead attended high school in Wigan and Byrne and Stelfox went to school in Warrington.
Bassist James Stelfox and drummer Ben Byrne had been playing together in the north west of England for a number of years. When their regular singer fell ill, they recruited young singer and songwriter James Walsh from a school choir. He was influenced by Jeff Buckley and his 1994 album Grace in his singing style. Comparing it to Oasis' (What's the Story) Morning Glory? album, which Walsh says sums up a unique moment, 'Grace' captures 'every moment'.
The band, then named Waterface, had tried a number of guitarists before they asked long time friend Barry Westhead to join the band in 2000 on keyboards. He had been teaching Judo and playing organ for a church near his hometown. His arrival has been heralded as the most significant event in the band's formation. Walsh also took up the guitar, following frustration over not finding a musician right for the group. The band started to build up a reputation, and their name changed to Starsailor after the 1970 album Starsailor by Tim Buckley.
A journalist from NME saw a gig in 2000 and gave the band a glowing review. "One live encounter was enough to convince many sceptics that here was a band who were genuinely special, blessed with a singer whose voice thrummed like an emotional telegraph wire, that swerved the pitfalls of indie melancholia and were clearly in love with rock’n’roll and all its possibilities." Their performance at the Glastonbury Festival added to the band's reputation and led to a bidding war amongst UK record companies. The band signed with EMI in 2000.

Music Style: Alternative/Rock

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/starsailor

The Sleepy Jackson (Perth , Australia)

The Sleepy Jackson formed in 1998 with the original lineup featuring Luke Steele (guitars/vocals), Jesse Steele (drums), and Matthew O’Connor (bass). This lineup recorded a self-titled debut and a subsequent single titled "Miniskirt". Both recordings were independently released. In 2000, as a result of non-musical commitments, Luke Steele suggested that his brother should redirect his attentions and concentrate on other happenings in his life which ultimately resulted in Jesse following his advice and departing the band.
The void created by Steele's departure was filled by Paul Keenan (who later drummed with Eskimo Joe at their live performances). Along with numerous shows in their hometown of Perth, in late 2000, The Sleepy Jackson toured nationally with Jebediah. In March 2001, on the eve of the band’s signing with EMI Records, the band toured with Magic Dirt and Motor Ace with Ronan Charles on keyboards joining Steele, O'Connor and Keenan. Five weeks into the tour, with the band broke, exhausted, and sleeping in caravan parks rather than enjoying the luxuries their touring partners were enjoying, O'Connor, Keenan and Charles quit leaving Steele to complete the tour solo.
In signing to EMI, pressure was soon placed on Steele to produce a recording. The result was a 2001 released EP titled Caffeine In The Morning Sun which Steele recorded in Sydney with a collection of session musicians. In addition to playing solo, Steele recruited drummer Malcolm Clark into The Sleepy Jackson fold and, when some serious touring was required in support of the release, the services of Justin Burford (Guitar) and Rodney Aravena (Bass) were enlisted. In addition to The Sleepy Jackson, Steele's three colleagues were also playing around their hometown with Jonathon Dudman under the name End Of Fashion.
The Sleepy Jackson relocated to Sydney where they recorded another EP, Let Your Love Be Love. Songs from this and past releases were put together to form a self titled mini album for release on the UK market. A period of extensive touring quickly followed which saw the band playing in Australia, The United States, and Europe. The later bought the band some very enthusiastic attention from UK music paper NME. In between live appearances, The Sleepy Jackson worked on recordings that were to become their debut album Lovers. During a series of UK appearances in 2003, Burford and Aravena left the band. With a support slot for Silverchair's Diorama tour looming back in Australia, replacements were quickly sought. Clarke ironically called upon the only other End of Fashion member not previously part of The Sleepy Jackson, Jonathon Dudman.
Dudman joined the band in Sydney where he took over bass duties and the second guitarist position was filled by session musician Ben Nightingale. The Sleepy Jackson's revolving door continued when Nightingale was ultimately replaced by Jonathon Dudman's brother, Julian Dudman. But the Dudmans consequently left the band leaving Luke Steele and Malcolm Clark as the only official members of The Sleepy Jackson.
The Sleepy Jackson released their second full length album Personality - One Was A Spider, One Was A Bird in Australia on July 1, 2006 where it debuted at No. 10 on the ARIA Albums Charts the following week. With its predecessor Lovers receiving generous support from both critics and radio alike, the band supported the new album's worldwide release with a series of live appearances in select markets. Joining Clark and Steele are Dave Symes and Felix Bloxsom, who both worked on the album, and Lee Jones who was formerly in Perth band Spencer Tracy.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on July 26th and in the United States on July 27th. In July 2006 the album was nominated for a J Award by Australian Radio Station, Triple J.
In 2007 The Sleepy Jackson performed at the 2007 Big Day Out, Southbound, Falls Festival and the St Jerome's Laneway festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Luke Steele appeared on the Pnau single "With You Forever", leading Nick Littlemore to state on Pnau's website "...working with Luke Steele... it was amazing, that inspired us to work on a separate project with him all together. It's another album we're doing."

Music Style: Pop/Rock/Alternative

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/thesleepyjackson

South ( London,UK)

South was formed in London in 1998 and was originally conceived as an electronic act. The band was mentored by ex-Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown. South later worked under the tutelage of UNKLE's James Lavelle, who signed the band to his personal record label.
After a promo album, 'Overused' released in the US, South released their first official studio album entitled From Here On In. The popular song "Paint The Silence" was featured on The OC and The O.C. Mix 1 leading to a bigger fanbase in the US.
Next came their second album With The Tides in 2003 which offered many popular songs such as 'Colours In Waves' and 'Loosen Your Hold' before the band had a couple years break.
'A Place In Displacement', the first single from their third full album, was released early in 2006, followed by the album Adventures In The Underground Journey To The Stars', which came out on April 3 2006. A UK release followed on October 9, 2006.
The fourth album, You Are Here (South album) was released in late April 2008.

Music Style: Acustic/Rock/Indie

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/southofficial

Pricilla Ahn ( Los Angeles , USA)

Priscilla Ahn had her start during her time at Tulpehocken Area High School, playing coffee houses and open mikes in the Bernville, Reading, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. She was given advice by a college music professor who recognized her skills to pursue a songwriting career instead of going to college, so she moved to Los Angeles about a year after graduating from high school.
After moving to Los Angeles, Priscilla Ahn toured with Joshua Radin, Meiko and Cary Brothers, sang on Amos Lee's album Supply and Demand, appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly with Joshua Radin and performed her song "Dream" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Two of her songs were also featured on two episodes of Grey's Anatomy. Dream was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Disturbia. She was also a part of the 2008 Hotel Cafe tour. Recently, she was the Artist of the Week for Paste Magazine.

Music Style: Indie/Folk

Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/priscillaahn