General Bye Bye
General Bye Bye, from Montreuil (Paris) France came in to existence back in 2008 – after a hiatus the foursome became a threesome comprising – Philippe Beer-Gabel (guitars, vocals, melodica and kantele), Emmanuel Quirié (keys and synth) and Etienne Gillet (drums, guitar and backing vocal), to generate synthesis of instrumentation. General Bye Bye, fill [...]
The Pocket Gods
From St. Albans in the UK, The Pocket Gods have been around for some years. Mark Christopher Lee (vocals, guitars, keys), Annie Moeke (Vocals, guitars, keys) and Claire Lee (Bass & vocals) form the basis of the band, who with over 120 releases behind them continue to surprise with their alternative rock. Influenced by the [...]
Papercuts
The American indie band Papercuts from San Francisco in the USA, create music which features the presence of a rhythmic drum beat and lyrics which sound as though they have been echoed, giving a slightly haunting and metronomic style of music, which is ideal to sit down and listen to at a more reflective moment. [...]
The Velvet Underground
Arguably one of the most influential bands of all time and a must for the indie bands blog. The Velvet Underground, started as collaboration between Lou Reed, a native of New York and John Cale, from West Glamorgan. Reed was under contract as a songwriter for Pickwick Records, and Cale was a classically trained musician, [...]
