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I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
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Popular UK band from Sheffield. Their debut album was 2006's "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not".
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Arctic Monkeys
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F**k Forever
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English band formed by Pete Doherty after he was kicked out of The Libertines for his drug use & erratic behavior.
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Babyshambles
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Little Black Submarines
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Duo consisting of Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney. They found huge success in the early 2010s with albums "Brothers" & "El Camino".
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The Black Keys
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Beat The Devil's Tattoo
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San Francisco band named after Marlon Brando's outlaw biker gang from the 1950s film "The Wild One".
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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Silent Alarm
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Punningly named London postpunk band fronted by Kele Okereke. Their hits include "Banquet" and Helicopter".
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Bloc Party
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An Honest Mistake
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NYC band heavily influenced by New Wave. Albums include "The Sun and the Moon" and "Stir the Blood".
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The Bravery
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Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request
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Experimental San Francisco collective named after cult leader Jim Jones and his followers' mass suicide.
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
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US band who found mainstream success after their song "Bohemian Like You" was used in a commercial & featured on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
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The Dandy Warhols
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Harmonic Generator
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New Zealand band named after a Japanese car brand. Albums include "Headstunts" and "Outta Sight/Outta Mind".
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The Datsuns
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Take Me Out
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Successful Scottish band named after a historical figure whose assassination was the catalyst for WW1.
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Franz Ferdinand
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Hate To Say I Told You So
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Prominent Swedish band named after a skin disease who perform wearing matching black & white tuxedos.
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The Hives
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Obstacle 1
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NYC band whose 2003 debut album, "Turn On The Bright Lights", is critically acclaimed. Other albums include "Antics".
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Interpol
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Are You Gonna Be My Girl
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Hard rocking Australian band whose other hits include "Cold Hard Bitch" and the Beatlesque "Look What You've Done".
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Jet
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Ruby
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Leeds band originally called Runston Parva. Other hits include "I Predict a Riot" & "Everyday I Love You Less and Less"
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Kaiser Chiefs
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Mr. Brightside
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Hugely successful Las Vegas band fronted by Brandon Flowers. Their name is derived from a fictitious band in a New Order music video.
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The Killers
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Sex on Fire
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Nashville band consisting of 3 brothers & their cousin. Sometimes called "the Southern Strokes" because of their Dixie inspired early sound.
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Kings of Leon
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She Moves In Her Own Way
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UK band from Brighton who took their name from a David Bowie song. Other hits include "Naïve".
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The Kooks
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Can't Stand Me Now
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London band of Pete Doherty & Carl Barât whose music was often eclipsed by the groups internal conflicts & addictions in the press.
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The Libertines
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Bloodbuzz Ohio
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Critically acclaimed US band who collaborated with Taylor Swift on her 2020 album "Evermore", Swift returning the favor on their 9th album "First Two Pages of Frankenstein".
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The National
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Steady As She Goes
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Detroit supergroup consisting of Jack White and members of The Dead Weather and the Green Hornes.
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The Raconteurs
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How Deep Is Your Love?
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NYC band once hailed by music writers as the second coming of Gang of Four. Other hits include "House of Jealous Lovers" & "Echoes".
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The Rapture
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Wincing The Night Away
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US band founded by James Mercer, who is the sole remaining original member. Other albums include "Oh, Inverted World".
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The Shins
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Lazy Eye
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LA band often compared to Smashing Pumpkins & My Bloody Valentine, and named after a liquor store in Silver Lake.
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Silversun Pickups
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Is This It
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Influential NYC band of Julian Casablancas who are often compared to the band Television. Their hits include "Last Nite".
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The Strokes
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Rock & Roll Queen
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UK band featuring former couple Charlotte Cooper & Billy Lunn, who gained mainstream exposure when their songs were featured in the teen drama series The OC.
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The Subways
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Get Free
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Australian band who were once hailed as "the second coming of Nirvana" by the UK press after the release of their debut LP "Highly Evolved".
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The Vines
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C'mon C'mon
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Band who made music headlines in 2003 after lead singer Jason Stollsteimer was assaulted by Jack White in a bar.
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The Von Bondies
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The Rat
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Moody NYC band named after a brand of portable audio cassette player.
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The Walkmen
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Seven Nation Army
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Hugely successful, minimalistic duo consisting of Jack and Meg White. They have a red, white & black colour scheme.
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The White Stripes
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Fever to Tell
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NYC band fronted by Karen O. Other albums include "It's Blitz" and "Show Your Bones".
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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