Archive for the GND Playlist Category
Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club are an electropop/indie rock band from Bangor andDonaghadee, Northern Ireland formed in 2007. They are signed to French record labelKitsuné Music, through which they released their debut album Tourist History on 1 March 2010. Trimble and Halliday first met whilst attendi
Ratatat
Ratatat is a New York City electronic music duo consisting of guitarist Mike Stroud and synthesizer, bass player, and producer Evan Mast. Mike Stroud and Evan Mast first met as students at Skidmore College, but they did not work together until they recorded several songs under the name "Ch
Paris Combo
Paris Combo is a musical group based in Paris, France that has an eclectic style, blending elements from the traditional French chanson, American jazz and swing, Roma music and North African music. The group identifies itself as a world music group. They have performed live
Broken Bells
May 14, 2010 Broken Bells is an American indie rock band featuring artist–producer Danger Mouse (billed by his real name, Brian Burton) and James Mercer, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Portland indie rock band The Shins. The project was first announced on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. T
MGMT
MGMT is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Formed at Wesleyan University and originally with Cantora records, they signed with Columbia Records and Red Ink in 2006. On October 5, 2007, Spin.com named MGMT "Artist of the Day"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band that formed in New York City in 2000. Since their inception, the band has comprised vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner and drummer Brian Chase, who are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David P
Rogue Trader
Rogue Traders is a British-Australian dance-electro band fronted by Melinda 'Mindi' Jackson with James Ash on keyboards, Tim Henwood on guitars and Peter Marin on drums. The group's original members (James Ash and Steve Davis) met in London in 1989. Before forming Rogue Traders, Ash and Davis work
Character Nine
A small band this week on our playlist, but surely not any less good then the big bands we usually have on our playlist. They have a great sound! "Character Nine combines careful melodies, thoughtful lyrics, and thick riffs for a unique Alt Rock sound. We have spent the past few years gracing s
Phoenix
Phoenix is a Grammy Award-winning French alternative rock band founded by Thomas Mars, Deck D'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai andLaurent Brancowitz in Versailles. Vocalist Thomas Mars, bassist Deck d'Arcy, and guitarist Christian Mazzalai started as a garage band based out of Mars' house in the su
of Montreal
of Montreal is an American indie rock band formed in Athens, Georgia. Fronted by Kevin Barnes, it was among the second wave of groups to emerge fromThe Elephant 6 Recording Company. The band was created by Kevin Barnes and named after a failed romance with a woman fromMontreal, though the stor
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