PETE GREEN

Pete lives in Sheffield and plays catchy, bright, acoustic indiepop which makes you sit up and listen.

www.sparklemotion.co.uk
Pete Green on last.fm

Next show: 23 March, Battersea Barge, London (Popart: www.popartlondon.co.uk)

POCKETBOOKS

Beautiful, melodic indiepop, boy/girl vocals, lyrics to die for. London has found its Belle and Sebastian. For their ABR single Pocketbooks were: Emma, Andy, Mark, Ben and Dan. Now they are: Emma, Andy, Dan, Ian and Jonny.

www.pocketbooks.org.uk
www.myspace.com/pocketbooks
Pocketbooks on last.fm

Next show: 22 March, Islington Carling Academy Bar, London (Feeling Gloomy: www.feelinggloomy.com)

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART

New York must be drowning under the weight of this, one of the greatest indiepop bands of our time. Blissful, noisy melodies, pretty faces and stunning purity.

www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com
www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart
The Pobpah on last.fm

Next show: 28 March, The Cake Shop, New York (Peggy's birthday party!)

THE PARALLELOGRAMS

Old-fashioned-indiepop hipsters, Sheffield's greatest tweefuckers, the noughties answer to Talulah Gosh.

www.theparallelograms.co.uk
www.myspace.com/theparallelograms
The Parallelograms on last.fm

Next show: they're lazy