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Interpol
Interpol
American rock band from New York City
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White Rabbits
White Rabbits
American indie rock band
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Chris Zane
Chris Zane
American record producer
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The Count Bishops
The Count Bishops
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Swans
Swans
American band
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Kensington
Kensington
Dutch rock band
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The Secret Machines
The Secret Machines
band that plays space rock
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Pissing Razors
Pissing Razors
band
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36 Crazyfists
36 Crazyfists
American metalcore band
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Al Perkins
Al Perkins
American musician
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Fear Factory
Fear Factory
American metal band
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Murder by Death
Murder by Death
American five-piece indie rock band
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Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo
Argentine rock band created in Buenos Aires in 1982
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Really Red
Really Red
American Hardcore Punk Band
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The Influents
The Influents
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Michael Gira
Michael Gira
musician
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Dave Fridmann
Dave Fridmann
American record producer
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The Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive
band
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Blue Orchids
Blue Orchids
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Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
American crossover thrash band
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James
James
British rock band
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Atomic Opera
Atomic Opera
band
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Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate
American emo band
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El Otro Yo
El Otro Yo
Argentine rock band
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David Pajo
David Pajo
American musician
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Impious
Impious
band
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Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano
musician, songwriter
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Brendan Perry
Brendan Perry
British singer
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Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf
American indie band
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Flying Colors
Flying Colors
US supergroup
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The Black Heart Procession
The Black Heart Procession
American rock band
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Nicke Andersson
Nicke Andersson
artist
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Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble
American musician
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Toadies
Toadies
American rock band
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The Album Leaf
The Album Leaf
American musical project
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Julian Austin
Julian Austin
Canadian country music singer
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The Smiths
The Smiths
English rock band
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
American rock and roll band
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Karan Casey
Karan Casey
Irish singer
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Shane & Shane
Shane & Shane
Contemporary Christian worship band consisting of Shane Everett and Shane Barnard
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Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
American rock band
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The Cure
The Cure
English rock band
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Billy Eli
Billy Eli
American singer
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Riverdales
Riverdales
american punk rock band
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Hellogoodbye
Hellogoodbye
A synth-pop band from California
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Bobbye Hall
Bobbye Hall
percussionist
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Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
Australian guitarist

Calla was formed in New York City in 1997 by Aurelio Valle (guitar, vocals), Sean Donovan (bass, keyboards, programming), and Wayne B. Magruder (percussion, programming). However, the band's origins can be traced to Texas in 1993, where Valle and Magruder began performing together in the Denton band The Factory Press. The band relocated to New York in 1995, recording The Smoky Ends of a Burnt out Day with producers Kid Congo Powers and Matt Verta-Ray. The group split in 1997 and the album was not released until early 1998, by which time Valle and Magruder were pursuing new musical ventures. In 1997, former Factory Press studio collaborator Sean Donovan arrived from Texas and took up residence in Brooklyn with Valle and Magruder. The trio set about writing and recording and Calla was born. Donovan and Magruder -- who had previously worked together as the Fallen Vlods -- shaped Calla's creative process around sampling and programming, marking a shift away from the dark post punk approach taken by The Factory Press. A four-track demo was completed in 1998, generating interest from the Brussels label Sub Rosa, which released the band's first album to critical acclaim in 1999. Calla's self-titled debut prized apart traditional song structures and reconfigured the components into subtly apocalyptic, cinematic pieces, at times evoking electronically processed Ennio Morricone soundscapes. Playing live had a significant impact on the band's sound and direction. Having been excited by the debut album, Michael Gira of The Swans was particularly impressed by Calla's live performance, and signed the group to his label, Young God Records. The band's first album on Young God, Scavengers (January 2001), marked a subtle change in orientation. Scavengers was less reliant on studio processing and although it displayed a familiar atmospheric minimalist sensibility, its textures coalesced into more conventional song formats. Understanding the mixture of indie rock and concept art that their music represented, Televise (January 2003) solidified their jagged indie rock sound. Collisions followed two years later. Their fifth album, Strength in Numbers, was released in 2007.