Which American experimental pop band was showcased in London for the Bandstand Busking project?
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Bandstand Busking Bandstand Busking is a project based in London, England showcasing musicians on some of the city's underused bandstands. The sessions are recorded and shown for viewing on the Bandstand Busking website. The first session was recorded in March 2008 with the artist Stars of Sunday League and since then over 30 acts have performed in bandstands for the project including local bands such as Fanfarlo and Alessi's Ark and some from further afield such as Of Montreal and Black Lips.
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Of Montreal of Montreal is an American experimental pop band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance between Barnes and a woman "of Montreal." The band is identified as part of the Elephant 6 collective. Throughout its existence, of Montreal's musical style has evolved considerably and drawn inspiration from numerous 1960s psychedelic pop acts.
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American Babies American Babies are an indie rock / Americana band from Philadelphia that is led by guitarist and producer Tom Hamilton. Since forming in 2007, the band has released three full-length records and two EPs. The band has performed across the United States including appearances at South by Southwest, Electric Forest, Wakarusa, and Gathering of the Vibes.
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No Bra (band) No Bra is an electropop band formed in east London, England, in 2003 by Susanne Oberbeck and Fanny Paul Clinton, who combine electronic pop industrial grooves with sinister Germanic folk. The band had an underground hit with the single "Munchausen" in 2005 which was included in Radio 1 DJ's Pete Tong's "best of 2005" list and the Rough Trade best of 2005 compilation. The track "Doherfuckher" was used as part of the sound track to Bruce La Bruce's film "Otto or up With Dead People". In 2007, the Dutch Scapino Ballet based a ballet performance on No Bra's music which toured around Europe. Despite claiming to be "not gay," No Bra's Susanne was nominated as their gay icon by influential British post punk band The Raincoats and asked to perform with them at the gay icons exhibition at the national portrait gallery in London in 2009. No Bra also appears in the upcoming documentary about The Raincoats. The musician's image has inspired several visual artists such as Christophe Chemin and Brian Kenny and photographer Wolfgang Tillmans.
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October Project October Project is an American pop rock band based in New York City. The group reached critical and commercial success with their 1990s Epic Records releases "October Project" and "Falling Farther In", and are currently in the process of recording a third full-length album. The group's piano-driven music is characterized by close vocal harmonies.
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Aberdeen (band) Aberdeen was an American rock band, who played twee pop.
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Milk 'N' Cookies Milk 'N' Cookies was a power pop band from Long Island, New York. Active during the 1970s, a particularly fertile and creative period in the suburban New York music scene, the band had a loyal following of fans attracted to their unique sound. While many other New York metro-based bands of the time like Ramones and Blue Öyster Cult had edgier personas and harder sounds, Milk 'N' Cookies crafted a more wholesome, pop sensibility. Although they didn't receive the radio airplay and attention from mainstream labels given to many of their peers, they were influential in their time and have since achieved considerable cult fame for contributions in the cross-section of pop, glam, and proto-punk.
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Floater (band) Floater is an American rock band currently based in Portland, Oregon. The band was started in 1993 by Robert Wynia, Peter Cornett and David Amador. They are known for their progressive concept albums, stylized storytelling, intense live performances, and devoted fanbase. Floater routinely sells out local venues in Oregon and periodically plays shows in the neighboring states of Washington, California, Nevada, and Idaho. Floater has played a variety of venues, including CBGB in New York and the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. The band was also a musical guest for Live Wire Radio on OPB radio. The band has been voted the "Best Band" in the Willamette Week's "Best of Portland" reader's poll for 2009 and 2010.
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The Wigs The Wigs are an American power pop band.
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Cloudland Canyon (band) Cloudland Canyon is an experimental rock/psychedelic rock band originally from New York, USA.
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Voted Most Random Voted Most Random is an American pop punk band formed in 2010 from Hamden, Connecticut. Although currently unsigned, the band is making a name for themselves on the East Coast in states like Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Delaware and New Hampshire. In April 2010 they played a benefit concert for The Clearwater Initiative with pop punk quartet We The Kings at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut raising over $11,000 for the cause. The group released their E.P. debut album in 2010, which debuted at their sold out CD release show at The Space in Hamden, CT. The band then went on to earn spots on both the 2010 Warped Tour and The Bamboozle Festival in 2011. On February 23, 2011 Voted Most Random was featured in the New Haven Register's "make a playlist" series. In the summer of 2011, the band's popular hit "Party Naked" was featured in the pop punk compilation CD "The Scene-you just need to know where to look," released by Pacific Ridge Records.
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Gang Gang Dance Gang Gang Dance is an American experimental music band based in Manhattan, New York City. The band is known for its distinctive sound which features synthesized electronics and percussion, plus the varied vocal styles of singer Lizzi Bougatsos. They have toured internationally and released several albums.
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BOB (band) BOB were an indie pop band from North London, England, formed in 1985.
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The Tuneful Trolley The Tuneful Trolley was an American psych-pop sextet from the late 1960s. Originally a high school band called "The Mark of Quality" from Suffolk County, Long Island, they were discovered and renamed by Sandy Yaguda of Jay and the Americans. Yaguda helped the band sign with Capitol Records and produced their first and only album, "Island in the Sky."
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The Human Expression The Human Expression was an American garage and psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles that released three well-regarded singles, and made additional demo recordings between 1966 and 1967.
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Avant-pop (artistic movement) Avant-pop (or avantpop) is an American artistic movement which derived from postmodernism in the 1990s. The name of the movement has been taken by Larry McCaffery from the homonymous 1986 album by American jazz musician Lester Bowie ("Avant Pop - Brass Fantasy"), where pop tunes are scored for a brass ensemble.
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The Orion Experience The Orion Experience is a New York City-based pop rock band led by singer Orion Simprini. The band's music appeared on MTV's soundtrack to "" and several tracks from their 2007 release, "Cosmicandy", were included in "".
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Wolf Eyes Wolf Eyes is an American experimental music group from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1996.
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We Fell to Earth We Fell to Earth are an experimental rock band from London, England, consisting of Wendy Rae Fowler and Richard File. They performed their debut live show on 21 April 2009, at London's ICA to a sold out audience. They are represented by William Morris Agency.
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Art Brut Art Brut are a Berlin-based English and German indie rock band. Their debut album, "Bang Bang Rock & Roll", was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, "It's a Bit Complicated", released on 25 June 2007. Named after French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of outsider art - art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation - South London's Art Brut were tagged by "NME" as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also included bands such as The Rakes, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.
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The Wanton Looks The Wanton Looks are a pop punk band from Chicago whose music has been described as reminiscent of Joan Jett's early 80's work. They were called one of the best underground bands of 2011 by the Chicago Tribune and one of the best unsigned bands of 2012 by The Jivewired Journal. They have also been a featured artist on WXRT's "Local Anesthetic" program.
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Cobra Starship Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band created by former Midtown bassist and lead vocalist Gabe Saporta in 2006 in New York City, New York. After writing and recording the band's debut album "While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets" as a solo project, Saporta enlisted guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, drummer Nate Novarro, and keytarist Victoria Asher, all of whom provide backing vocals.