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NIC HARCOURT
Music supervisor for Gone Baby Gone recommends...
BLACK KIDS ''It's a bit of a mix of the Polyphonic Spree with the Go! Team. Very high energy. Lyrics are fun.'' (myspace.com/blackkidsrock)
DENGUE FEVER ''They're an indie band fronted by a Cambodian female vocalist. They're definitely unique to L.A., but I think they could find a nice little niche.'' (myspace.com/denguefevermusic)
DUFFY ''She's from Wales, home of Shirley Bassey and all the belters. Her songs are very retro-sounding.'' (myspace.com/duffymyspace)
THE DUKE SPIRIT ''Another U.K. band. It's rock — primal, fuzzy — with a female singer.'' (myspace.com/thedukespirit)
GOLDFRAPP ''They could cross over. Ethereal, retro, dreamy. [Lead singer Alison Goldfrapp] has got a dead sexy voice.'' (myspace.com/goldfrapp)
THE TING TINGS ''A U.K. duo — just one of those things that as soon as I heard it, I dug it. The songs are real poppy and catchy, but they've still got an indie edge.'' (myspace.com/thetingtings)
DANA SANO
Music supervisor for Dan in Real Life recommends...
ADELE ''She's out of the U.K., and she's 19 — a pianist with an incredible voice. She's being produced by Mark Ronson right now.'' (myspace.com/adelelondon)
ASHES DIVIDE ''Their album, Keep Telling Myself It's Alright, is going to come out [March 18] on Island. It's Bill Howerdel's new band — he used to be in A Perfect Circle. So very dreamy rock with a '90s feel.'' myspace.com/ashesdivide)
BLACK KIDS ''A group out of Jacksonville with sister-brother vocalists. It's like the Cure meets the Go! Team. Amazing.'' (myspace.com/blackkidsrock)
THE DODOS ''Out of San Francisco. They kind of have a Jim Morrison-meets-Beirut sound. They released an EP in '06, but there's a new record coming in March '08. I've heard one song; it's awesome.'' (myspace.com/mericlong)
KATE NASH ''Out of the U.K. She's breaking now with a song called 'Foundations.' Again, very hooky. Pop, but a little off pop. It's like Lily Allen meets Regina Spektor.'' (myspace.com/katenashmusic)
NOAH AND THE WHALE ''It's considered British New Folk. So it's really catchy songs with warm instrumentation, like ukulele and xylophone. Just awesome.'' (myspace.com/noahandthewhale)
WALE ''A rapper out of D.C. He's being touted as the next Kanye.'' (myspace.com/wale202)
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