The Sinclair

Anamanaguchi
Combining the setup of a traditional four-piece rock band with the digitized sounds of a hacked 1985 Nintendo game system, Anamanaguchi are an innovative chiptune punk band from New York. Influenced by both the mainstream pop of Weezer and the Beach Boys and the old-skool NES games Super Mario Brothers, Zelda, and Megaman, the group consists of lead vocalist Peter Berkman, bassist James DeVito, guitarist Ary Warnaar, and drummer Luke Silas....

Joshua Radin
Though Joshua Radin enjoyed singing during his childhood, the Cleveland native never intended to be a professional musician. Instead, he studied drawing and painting at Northwestern University, following his college years with stints as an art teacher, screenwriter, and art gallery employee....

Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula, a native of Birmingham, England who trained at the city's Conservatoire, arrived in late 2012 with a unique orchestral pop sound -- a mix of classic pop, jazz, and soul with creative and accessible twists -- that attracted accolades months before the release of her first album....

The Thermals
The punk rock band the Thermals was formed in 2002 in Portland, Oregon. Originally a quartet, the band became a trio with the departure of its original guitarist, Ben Barnett, and later a duo consisting of the bassist Kathy Foster and the singer and guitarist Hutch Harris after the drummer, Lorin Coleman, also left....

The Walkmen
The Walkmen feature three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater and two from the Recoys. When Jonathan Fire*Eater disbanded in 1998, the group took the remainder of their Dreamworks funding and established an uptown rehearsal space in New York City that doubled as a 24-track recording studio where they use a wide variety of vintage equipment....