The Tigerpicks

Mancunian trio The Tigerpicks formed in October 2005 and signed to Deltasonic Records soon after. They then issued the Disco Punk Electro Funk single in May 2007. An album, Mourning The Death Of A Panther, was recorded in 2008 but has not been released, neither has any one of the band's other tracks that they have posted up on their MySpace page. DPEF's video is below, with the single afterwards.

Robots In Disguise

Best known in the UK for their association with The Mighty Boosh, Robots In Disguise formed in Liverpool in 2000 and released an EP, Mix Up Words And Sounds, in the same year. The duo then joined French label Recall and released a self-titled full length in 2001 which is much more experimental than their recent work. Boys was the only single lifted from the album, released solely as a 12" the year after. May 2004 saw the first new work from the pair, entitled The DJ's Got A Gun, with their second album Get RID! coming out in November, although it was reissued in Germany on Crosshair Records in November 2005, and their future label President Records in the UK on 2nd July 2006, the same day as the only other single from the album, Turn It Up, was released. October 2007 saw the first single drop, The Sex Has Made Me Stupid, from their third album; the album, We're In The Music Biz, came out on 4th February 2008 with the title track released 2 weeks after and final single The Tears coming out in September. The group have reportedly been unable to complete their fourth album due to a lack of funds, but have been able to push out the Wake Up! single, back in April. TSHMMS's video is below, with the downloads.

Cansei De Ser Sexy (CSS)

One of a number of groups wrongly tagged as New Rave during its fad period of 2006-07, the São Paulo natives are probably recognised most distinctly for lead singer Lovefoxxx's (a.k.a. Luísa Hanae Matsushita) energetic stage presence and eccentric outfits. However, musically the group has a real pounding sound at times; one such example of their punch can be heard in Alala, which is below.

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Bonde Do Rolê

The Curitiba-based funk carioca group, best friends with fellow Brazilians CSS, are a four-piece (originally a three-piece, but vocalist Marina Vello quit after their debut album With Lasers was released) best known for their fun attitude and catchy tunes. The excellent Solta O Frango is below.

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