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Salem
Salem
American band
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Interpol
Interpol
American rock band from New York City
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Mogwai
Mogwai
Scottish post-rock band
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The Growlers
The Growlers
American indie rock band
4
The Vaccines
The Vaccines
British rock band
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Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes
English singer-songwriter
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Savages
Savages
English rock band
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The Horrors
The Horrors
English rock band
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Richard Dawson
Richard Dawson
English folk musician
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Klaxons
Klaxons
English band
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Bauhaus
Bauhaus
English gothic rock band
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Foals
Foals
British band
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Fucked Up
Fucked Up
Canadian hardcore punk band
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Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons
English folk rock band
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Spoon
Spoon
American band
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Chelsea Wolfe
Chelsea Wolfe
American singer-songwriter
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The Fall
The Fall
English post-punk band
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
American rock band
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C21
C21
Danish boy band
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Muse
Muse
English rock band
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Cold Cave
Cold Cave
American gothic rock band
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The Cure
The Cure
English rock band
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Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Welsh alternative rock band
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Mystery Jets
Mystery Jets
English indie rock band
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The March Violets
The March Violets
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Fat White Family
Fat White Family
English band
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Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club
band
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Haim
Haim
American pop rock band
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Years & Years
Years & Years
British synth-pop band
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
English post-punk band
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Rolo Tomassi
Rolo Tomassi
British rock band
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Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
indie rock band from Canada
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Grinderman
Grinderman
Australian-British musical group; rock band
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Kasabian
Kasabian
English rock band
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Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
English rock band
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The National
The National
American indie rock band
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The xx
The xx
British indie pop band
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Portishead
Portishead
British band
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Come
Come
sanjeevk
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Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus
American doom metal band
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Then Jerico
Then Jerico
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These New Puritans
These New Puritans
British band
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Pictureplane
Pictureplane
American musician
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Algiers
Algiers
band
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Pixies
Pixies
American alternative rock band
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LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
American alternative dance band
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The Strokes
The Strokes
American rock band
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We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists
New York City-based indie rock band
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The Killers
The Killers
American rock band
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
English virtual band
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My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance
American rock band
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Bloc Party
Bloc Party
British indie rock band
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Techno Animal
Techno Animal
musical artist
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Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
American recording artist; singer-songwriter
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The Maccabees
The Maccabees
English indie rock band
Esben and the Witch
British rock band that formed in Brighton

Esben and the Witch

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British rock band that formed in Brighton
  • For the tale see Esben and the Witch.

Esben and the Witch are a British three piece rock band formed in Brighton in 2008. consisting of Rachel Davies (vocals, bass), Thomas Fisher (guitar), and Daniel Copeman (drums, electronics - formerly guitar). Their name comes from the Danish fairytale, "Esben and the Witch".

After a self-released 33 EP in 2009 and a limited seven-inch single "Lucia, at the Precipice" in February 2010, the band signed with Matador Records. The band's debut single for the label, "Marching Song", was released in October 2010, followed by their debut album Violet Cries in January 2011. The band's second album, Wash the Sins Not Only the Face, was released in January 2013. In June 2014 the band announced their third album A New Nature, the first to be released on their own Nostromo Records label. The band signed to independent French metal label, Season of Mist, in July 2016.