S.C.U.M.

Based out of: South East London, England
Years together: 2008 - Present

Their name comes from Valeria Soianas Manifesto: S.C.U.M. is an acronym which stands for "Society for Cutting up Men".

Members:
Thomas Cohen - Vox, and Guitar (on some songs)
Bradley Baker - Machines
Samuel Kilcoyne - Keyboards
Haw Webb - Bass
Melissa Rigby - Drums

Discography:

1. Visions Arise - 15th September 2008 (Single)

• Loog Records has since sold out after it's original release.

Sounds Like:

• What I think World War duex sounded like.

Live:

• This band is very into making you feel as if your in a very weird book about WWII. If you hear their single Berlin you'll know what I'm talking about.

Videos:

• S.C.U.M.'s video will make you space out for 6mins, it's amazing. To see what I'm talking about check out Berlin below...

Listen to this band!

Klaxons

Based out of: London, England (UK)
Years Together: 2005-Present

Members:
Jamie Reynolds - Bass, Lead Vox
James Righton - Keys, Lead Vox
Simon Taylor - Guitar, Backing Vox
Steffan Halperin - Drums, Backing Vox

Discography:

1. Myths of the Near Future

Sounds Like:

• DRUGS

Live:

• This band has a great way for letting you become apart of the show with costumes, crazy colors and energy.

Videos:

• Klaxons videos always take viewers to some kind of insane sifi land or weird anime they're great to watch. Check out "Golden Skans".

If your looking for something new, and interesting...check them out!

Birthday Party

Originally know as: The Boys next Door
Based out of: Melbourne, Australia
Labels: Missing Link Records, 4AD & Shock Records
Years together: 1976 - 1983

Members:
Nick Cave
Mick Harvey
Tracy Pew (deceased)
Phill Calvert
Rowland S. Howard (deceased)

Discography:

1. Prayers on Fire - 1981
2. Junkyard - 1982
3. It's still Living - 1985
4. Best and Rarest - 1985
5. Hee Haw - 1979 (re-released in 1988)

Sounds Like:

• As: Nick Cave was vocals. Mick Harvey was vocals, guitar, and drums. Tracy Pew was on bass and vocals. Phill Calvert was on drums. & Rowland S. Howard was vocals and guitar Birthday Party is as if someone playing Jazz kicked your teeth in.

Live:

• Being that I am way to young to have seen them live, I just have to go with what my mom told me: It made her scared for her safety. Check out the video below of them performing live:
  

Videos:

• The band has one video that I know of for the song - Nick the Stripper - which makes me feel like I'm in some kind of zombie movie with really cool guitar tones.
  

In 1983 the band broke up due to a split between the friendship of Cave and Howard, in addition to work and drug related exhaustion. After the brake up the members formed other acts like; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls, and Honeymoon in Red.

Birthday Party has been noted for influencing bands such as:

1. The Jesus and Mary Chain
2. My Bloody Valentine
3. The Jesus Lizard
4. Dinosaur Jr
5. The Horrors

and many more to this day...

This band is also a big influence on me personally as a musician and I hope everyone gives it a listen.

Liars

Based out of: New York,USA (Early Years) & Berlin Germany (Currently)
Labels: Gern Blandsten Records (2001-2003) & Mut Records (2003-Present Day)
Formed in: 2000

Members:
Angus Andrew
Aaron Hemphill
Julian Gross

Discography:

1. They Threw was all in a Trench and stuck a Monument on top - Oct. 2001
2. They were wrong, SO we Drowned - Feb. 2004
3. Drum's not Dead - Feb. 2006
4. Liars - Aug. 2007
5. Sisterworld - 2010

Sounds Like:

• With Angus Andrew singing vocals & playing guitar, Aaron Hephill playing percussion, guitar, & synth, and Julian Gross on drums the Liars' music is like a really good dream.

Live:

• This band will make you lose yourself for their whole set.

Video:

• The Liars' videos will make you feel very uncomfortable in the best of ways. Check Out: Plaster Casts of Everything

In general this band is amazing and I continue to eagerly await what comes next.