Alternative Rock
The Stranglers
·2 mins
English band blending punk confrontation with melodic bass, distinctive keyboards and a restless appetite for musical reinvention.
The Receiving End
Scottish guitar band fronted by Danny Holland, remembered through a small run of independent demo recordings.
The Filthy Tongues
Edinburgh rock band carrying dark Scottish storytelling, post-punk grit and cinematic guitar drama.
The Cult
English rock band led by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, moving from post-punk atmosphere to widescreen hard rock.
The Big Now
·1 min
Scottish band from the late 1980s, featured in the first Sundown Sessions broadcast with cassette-era alternative rock.
Spoon
Austin rock band whose lean arrangements, clipped rhythms and sly melodic turns make every carefully placed sound count.
Queens of the Stone Age
American rock band from Palm Desert, California, known for riff-driven hard rock, distinctive falsetto vocals, and influential alternative rock recordings.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Australian-founded alternative rock band led by Nick Cave, known for gothic drama, literary songwriting and intensity.
Muse
·1 min
Devon rock trio known for widescreen dynamics, falsetto vocals and a restless collision of guitar, electronics and classical drama.
John Grant
American singer-songwriter whose rich baritone, electronic textures and dry humour shape deeply personal art-pop.
Interpol
New York post-punk revival band known for shadowy guitars, taut rhythms and atmospheric indie rock.
Franz Ferdinand
·1 min
Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, known for angular guitars, dance-punk rhythm and sharp art-pop hooks.
Echo & the Bunnymen
Liverpool post-punk band blending atmospheric guitars, brooding grandeur and Ian McCulloch’s commanding voice.
Doves
·1 min
Manchester trio creating expansive indie rock from weathered vocals, luminous guitars and electronic detail.
Big Country
Scottish rock band whose ringing guitars, anthemic melodies and emotional directness created an unmistakably expansive sound.
Angelfish
·1 min
Edinburgh alternative rock group pairing brooding guitars with Shirley Manson’s poised, magnetic voice on one vivid album.
Air
·1 min
Versailles duo creating elegant electronic pop from analogue synthesisers, soft-focus melody and cinematic space.
Aimee Mann
·1 min
American singer-songwriter pairing sharply observed lyrics with melodic alternative rock and intimate, character-driven pop.
