The Pickup

Bands and new music for fans of talking-heads

Concept of Power

by Alpha Pet

Alpha Pet will bend your ears like Uri Geller bends his spoons. Combining the avantgarde elements of Talking Heads, the rawness of The Fall with the catchiness of The Clash, the Stockholm four-piece play their post punk with telekinetic energy.

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Sea Sea Sea

by Pretty Happy

Hey folks, we're Pretty Happy and we're an art-punk band from Cork, Ireland. 'Sea Sea Sea' is our second release this year and will be included on our upcoming EP out this summer. You can find it and 'Salami' on our Spotify and Bandcamp pages.

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Wasting Time

by Plain Microwave

Heya! My name is J and I create chaotic Rock, this is my first single called 'Wasting Time' and it's about not having a job and getting high. Hope you enjoy it xox

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Book Of Shame

Book of Shame is Pete Boyd Maclean (Award-winning video director and co-creator of New Orders ‘Blue Monday’ amongst others) and Gary Bridgewood (Multi-Instrumentalist who has toured the world with acts like The Real Tuesday Weld, Michelle Stodart))

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Private Vandals

We are a brother and sister led band from Austin, Tx. We enjoy D&D and doing shit differently. We were honored to have a baller producer want to work with us named Frenchie Smith (Dandy Warhols, Jet, The Darkness, etc...) We are Private Vandals and we are loyal forever!

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