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Paul Richard Epworth (born 25 July 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, musician, and remixer. He has worked with artists including
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
,
Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harp ...
,
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, and
Maxïmo Park Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band currently consists of Paul Smith (English singer), Paul Smith (lead vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Tom Engli ...
, among many others. He is a member of the
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and is the founder and owner of the
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Wolf Tone, which has released music from
Glass Animals Glass Animals are a British indie rock band formed in Oxford, England in 2010. The band's line-up consists of Dave Bayley (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, songwriting), Drew MacFarlane (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Edmund Irwin-Singe ...
,
Rosie Lowe Rosie Lowe (born 24 December 1989) is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence by releasing her debut single "Right Thing" in November 2013. She released her debut extended play under the same name the following year. She subsequ ...
, and
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. Epworth has won the
Brit Award for British Producer of the Year The Brit Award for British Producer of the Year is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an a ...
three times, the most recent in 2015. He has won seven
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s, as well as the
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for "
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". He released his debut studio album ''
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'' in 2020.


Early life

Paul Richard Epworth was born in
Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the London metropolitan area, London commuter belt, near the border with Essex, just west of the ...
,
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, on 25 July 1974.


Career


Lomax

From 2002 to 2004, Epworth provided lead vocals and guitar for the band Lomax. He later remixed two songs from the band's catalogue – "Reiterator" and "Modern Life".


Remixing

Epworth is well known for his remix work under the name "Phones". He began to gain recognition with this moniker based on his work with
Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featur ...
's track "
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"; he has since provided remix work for New Order, U2,
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,
Goldfrapp Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consisted of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, thei ...
,
Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. Its members are the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trent Reznor and his frequent col ...
,
Simian Mobile Disco Simian Mobile Disco are an English electronic music duo and production team, formed in 2003 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production. Ford is also known for his production work. ...
,
The Streets The Streets is an English musical project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner (musician), Mike Skinner. The project was founded in the early 90s, while Skinner was still a teenager; however, no music would formally eventuat ...
,
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,
Tom Vek Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell (born 10 May 1981) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician who works under the name of Tom Vek. Career Born in Hounslow, London, England, he signed to the small label Tummy Touch Records in 2001, having spent t ...
,
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, Annie and
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. His debut of original material under the Phones name, "Sharpen the Knives"/"Worryin", was released on French label Kitsuné in November 2006. In 2008 he announced he had stopped using the Phones name but has said he continues to remix anonymously. In early 2006, Epworth began making music under another alias, 'Epic Man'. His debut single, "More Is Enough", featured Plan B and was featured on the soundtrack for '' Need For Speed: Pro Street'' and was released on Good & Evil Records, a subsidiary of
679 Recordings 679 Artists (formally known as Sixsevenine and 679 Recordings) was a Warner Music Group-owned record label based in London, England. It was started by Nick Worthington who after leaving XL Recordings in 2001, started the company with Warner Mu ...
. He has since returned to his Phones name and there are no known plans to release under Epic Man again.


Production and writing

In 2004–05, Epworth produced four critically acclaimed releases, including two Mercury Music Prize nominations in ''
Silent Alarm ''Silent Alarm'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Bloc Party. Recorded in Copenhagen and London in mid-2004 with Paul Epworth as producer, it was released on 2 February 2005, by Wichita Recordings. The album peaked at number three ...
'' by
Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featur ...
and '' A Certain Trigger'' by
Maxïmo Park Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band currently consists of Paul Smith (English singer), Paul Smith (lead vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Tom Engli ...
, the bulk of
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eponymous debut (including the hit Kate Bush cover "Hounds Of Love"), and ''
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'' by
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as well as singles by
Babyshambles Babyshambles are an English rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) during a hiatus from the Libertines. As of 2014 the band included Mick Whitnall (lead guitar), Drew McConnell (bas ...
and
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. He also wrote and produced tracks for British rappers,
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("Don't Know Why") and Plan B ("No Good" and "Where You From") This was followed in 2006 by production work on ''
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'' by
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and the debut album by French band
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, entitled ''Burn Your Own Church''. In 2007, Epworth began to contribute more co-writing credits alongside his production. For example, his production on the number one debut album ''Made of Bricks'' by
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included a writing credit on the hit single "
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" (for which he was nominated for an
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songwriters award.) In 2008, Epworth produced much of
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's eponymous debut album which entered the UK album charts at number 4 and the
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single, "Can't Go Back", along with the title track of their recent album '' Beautiful Future''. Epworth also completed production duties on much of the new
Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featur ...
record, ''
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'' and co-wrote and produced
Friendly Fires Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to Polydor Records. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008, and was announced as one of the shortlisted twe ...
track " Jump In The Pool". Early 2009 saw Epworth co-writing and recording
Jack Peñate Jack Peñate (born 2 September 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and musician. Early life Peñate was born in London on 2 September 1984, the son of an English mother and a Spanish father. His maternal grandfather was author M ...
's critically lauded second album ''
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'' including the singles " Tonight's Today" and "Be the One". He also co-wrote and produced tracks for
Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harp ...
's debut album ''
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'', including the hit single "
Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their debut studio album ''Lungs (album), Lungs'' (2009). It was released as the album's third Single (music), single on June 21, 2009, by Island Re ...
" along with the album tracks "Howl", "
Cosmic Love "Cosmic Love" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their debut studio album ''Lungs'' (2009). The song was written by the band's lead singer Florence Welch and keyboardist Isabella Summers, and produced by Paul Epw ...
", "Hurricane Drunk" and "Blinding". He also worked further with
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on a single version of the track "
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" and produced the forthcoming single by
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, "Stop the World". In February 2009 he won best newcomer at the inaugural Music Producers' Guild Awards. In Spring 2009, Epworth co-produced another single with The Big Pink entitled "Dominos", and a new
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single "Kiss of Life". Summer 2009 brought Epworth his third and fourth Mercury music prize nomination in the shape of Florence and the Machine's ''Lungs'' and Friendly Fires' eponymous debut. He also finished album tracks for Norwegian pop artist Annie for her delayed album ''Don't Stop''; wrote the "Zingolo" for Cadbury's "Fair Trade" advert, featuring Ghanaian MC Tinny; and mixed the track "Silva & Grimes" for Holy Fuck's Latin lp. He finished up the year working on new tracks by London MC/Singer Plan B for his number 1 album ''The Defamation Of Strickland Banks'' including the top 10 single "Stay Too Long", and tracks for Canadian duo
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(including single Celestica), writing with
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winner
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
, singer
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and producing a single version of album track "Tonight" with The Big Pink. In February 2010, Epworth won both the Brit Award and the Music Producers' Guild Award for Producer Of The Year and also won Music Week's Producer of the Year Award in April. Early 2010 saw Epworth deliver tracks for London band Chapel Club's forthcoming LP and begin work on both Friendly Fires' and Florence and the Machine's second LPs. He also signed a solo deal with
Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...
, with no album forthcoming until 2019. Epworth added his production hand to Primary 1's album, including lead single "Princess". Summer 2010 saw him provide production on two versions of Cee Lo Green's cover of
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' "No One's Gonna Love You", and for the single " It's OK". Late 2010 and early 2011 saw the release of the acclaimed Epworth co-written and produced worldwide number one single "
Rolling in the Deep "Rolling in the Deep" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele from her second studio album, '' 21'' (2011). It is the lead single and opening track on the album. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. The singer herself describes ...
" from
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
's '' 21''. The album features three Epworth co-writes with
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
, which he produced "I'll Be Waiting", while "He Won't Go" was produced by
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. Summer 2011 saw Epworth producing The Big Pink's '' Future This'' and the critically acclaimed ''
Ceremonials ''Ceremonials'' is the second studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 28 October 2011 by Island Records. The band started working on the album in 2010 and finished it in 2011. The standard edition of ...
'' by Florence and the Machine. On 12 February 2012 at the
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, he won four
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s for
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, Album of the Year (Adele's '' 21''), and Song of the Year and
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(for "
Rolling in the Deep "Rolling in the Deep" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele from her second studio album, '' 21'' (2011). It is the lead single and opening track on the album. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. The singer herself describes ...
"). Later that year, Epworth founded the independent record label Wolf Tone. One of the first acts signed to the label was Glass Animals. Wolf Tone would later sign artists including
Rosie Lowe Rosie Lowe (born 24 December 1989) is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence by releasing her debut single "Right Thing" in November 2013. She released her debut extended play under the same name the following year. She subsequ ...
,
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, Plaitum, Elle Watson, Art School Girlfriend, Harry Edwards, Lunch Money Life, and AV Dummy. In 2013, Epworth and
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
received the
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at the 70th Golden Globe Awards for the song "
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". Epworth and Adele also received the
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at the
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for "Skyfall". In late 2015,
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
released her third album '' 25'', which features two tracks co-written and produced by Epworth, "I Miss You" and "Sweetest Devotion". 25 won for Album of the Year at the
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. In 2016, Epworth produced two tracks for
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, "All for One" and "Beautiful Thing", which he also mixed. He served as executive producer on the
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album ''
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'', which was released by Wolf Tone. Paul also co-wrote and produced the Usher track "Chains" featuring
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and
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. On 30 August 2019, he released the first track from a new project to be released via Columbia Records. In September 2020, Epworth released his debut studio album ''
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''. Voyager draws on Epworth's love of house and cosmic disco, influenced by and channelled through a heavy filter of 70s sci fi. In the same month, Epworth gave an interview to ''NME'' in which he talks extensively about his long-standing working relationship with Adele. On 31 March 2025, the Music Producers Guild (MPG) announced the recipients of its annual awards. Paul Epworth was named the recipient of the MPG Icon Award, joining previous honorees such as Bob Clearmountain and Alan Moulder.


The Church Studios

In October 2013, Epworth bought
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, a recording studio in the
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area of
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. The studio had previously been owned by
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in the 1980s and 1990s, and was used to record music by
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,
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and
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, among others. David Gray then owned the studio until Epworth took over in 2013. The Church studios has three working commercial studios, all refurbished by the Walters-Storyk Design Group and Miloco builds. Epworth had a 72-Channel Vintage EMI Neve Console installed in studio 1, and a
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console installed in studio 2. Since Epworth's ownership of the Church Studios, notable artists such as
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, U2,
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
,
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, and
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have recorded there.


Discography


Studio albums

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Singles


(as Phones)

* 2006: "Sharpen the Knives / Worryin'"


(as Epic Man)

* 2006: " More Is Enough" (feat. Plan B)


(as Paul Epworth)

* 2019: "Voyager" b/w "Voyager 2" (feat.
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) * 2020: "Love Galaxy" (feat.
Jay Electronica Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah (born Timothy Elpadaro Thedford; September 19, 1976), known professionally as Jay Electronica (stylized as ), is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in New Orleans, he first saw recognition wit ...
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Lil Silva Tyrone Jermaine "TJ" Carter, better known by the stage name Lil Silva, is an English record producer, singer, songwriter and DJ, based in Bedford. He has produced and sung on his own singles and EPs (mostly released through the Good Years label) ...
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Songwriting and production credits


Remixes

* 2004
Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featur ...
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Banquet A banquet (; ) is a formal large meal where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors. Modern examples of these purposes inc ...
" * 2004 Annie – "
Heartbeat Heartbeat, heart beat or heartbeats may refer to: Science and technology * Heartbeat (biology), one cardiac cycle of the heart * Heartbeat (computing), a periodic signal to indicate normal operation or to synchronize parts of a system ** Heartbea ...
" * 2004
Death from Above 1979 Death from Above 1979 (also known as Death from Above or DFA 1979) is a Canadian rock duo consisting of bassist Jesse F. Keeler and drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band released their debut album ...
– "Romantic Rights" * 2004
The Futureheads The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, formed in 2000. The band consists of Ross Millard (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar) and brothers Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums) ...
– "Decent Days and Nights" * 2004
The Streets The Streets is an English musical project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner (musician), Mike Skinner. The project was founded in the early 90s, while Skinner was still a teenager; however, no music would formally eventuat ...
– " Fit But You Know It" * 2004 The Futureheads – "
Hounds of Love ''Hounds of Love'' is the fifth studio album by the English musician Kate Bush, released on 16 September 1985 by EMI Records. It was a commercial and artistic success and marked a return to the public eye for Bush after the relatively low sales ...
" * 2005
Gang of Four The Gang of Four () was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes due to th ...
– "Not Great Men" * 2005
Goldfrapp Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consisted of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, thei ...
– " Ooh La La" * 2005
The Kills The Kills are an English-American rock music, rock duo formed by American singer Alison Mosshart, Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie Hince, Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Recording Company, Domino Records. Their fi ...
– "Love Is a Deserter" * 2005 New Order – " Krafty" * 2005
The Killers The Killers are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After the band went through a number of short-term bas ...
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Smile Like You Mean It "Smile Like You Mean It" is a song by American rock band the Killers, written by lead vocalist Brandon Flowers and bassist Mark Stoermer. Originally included as a B-side on the " Mr. Brightside" single, it also appears on their debut studio alb ...
" * 2005 The Others – "This Is for the Poor" * 2005
The Rakes The Rakes were an English post-punk musical ensemble, band formed in London in 2003. Their first album ''Capture/Release'' released in 2005, received a nine out of ten review in the ''NME'' and was rated 13th best album of the year in the same ...
– "Retreat" * 2005
Tom Vek Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell (born 10 May 1981) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician who works under the name of Tom Vek. Career Born in Hounslow, London, England, he signed to the small label Tummy Touch Records in 2001, having spent t ...
– "I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes" * 2005 Tom Vek – "Nothing But Green Lights" * 2005
White Rose Movement White Rose Movement were a post-punk/electro (music), electro band from London, England. The band was named after the German anti-Nazi resistance movement White Rose. They mixed the post-punk style and attitude of early bands of the genre su ...
– "Alsatian" * 2005 U2 – "
City of Blinding Lights "City of Blinding Lights" is a song by Irish rock music, rock band U2. It is the fifth track on their eleventh studio album, ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' (2004), and was released as the album's fourth single on 6 June 2005. It was prod ...
" * 2006
Black Strobe Black Strobe (sometimes Blackstrobe) is an electroclash group formed in Paris in 1997 by record producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe. They were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough singl ...
– "Shining Bright Star" * 2006
Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featur ...
– " The Prayer" * 2006
Muse In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, the Muses (, ) were the Artistic inspiration, inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, lyric p ...
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Supermassive Black Hole A supermassive black hole (SMBH or sometimes SBH) is the largest type of black hole, with its mass being on the order of hundreds of thousands, or millions to billions, of times the mass of the Sun (). Black holes are a class of astronomical ...
" * 2006
Wolf & Cub Wolf & Cub are a psychedelic rock band from Adelaide, Australia. Three of the original members hail from Port Augusta, South Australia, Port Augusta. The four-piece were signed to record label 4AD, which make use of two drummers. This allows t ...
– "Thousand Cuts" * 2007
Peter Bjorn and John Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop/ rock band formed in Stockholm in 1999, named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass, keyboards, vocals) and John Eriksson, known ...
feat.
Victoria Bergsman Victoria Bergsman (born 4 May 1977) is a Swedish singer-songwriter best known as singer of the indie pop band The Concretes from 1995 to 2006. Since announcing her departure from the band on 24 July 2006 she has been recording for her new solo pro ...
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Young Folks "Young Folks" is the first single from Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John's third album, ''Writer's Block'' (2006). The single features Victoria Bergsman as a guest vocalist. The song received generally positive reviews from critics and performe ...
" * 2007
Diddy Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy, and formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, Combs worked as a ...
– "Tell Me" * 2007
New Young Pony Club NYPC (also known as New Young Pony Club) are an English electronic music band from London. The band was formed by Andy Spence and Tahita Bulmer in 2004. Their influences are predominantly post-punk and new wave artists. Career Forming and si ...
– "The Bomb" * 2007
Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. Its members are the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trent Reznor and his frequent col ...
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Capital G "Capital G" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their fifth studio album, ''Year Zero'' (2007). It was released on June 11, 2007 as a limited-edition nine-inch vinyl in the United Kingdom, serving as the album's seco ...
" * 2007
Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry (lead vocals/keyboards/principal songwriter) and Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson (bass). By the time the band recorded their Roxy Music (album), first albu ...
– "Editions of You" * 2007
Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol ( , ; stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime cont ...
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The Heinrich Maneuver "The Heinrich Maneuver" is a song by American rock band Interpol. It was released on May 7, 2007, as the lead single from their third studio album, '' Our Love to Admire'' (2007). It was Interpol's first release through Capitol Records after sign ...
" * 2007 Dead Soul Bros – "Come On Now" * 2008
Pin Me Down Pin Me Down were a pop/electronica/rock side project of guitarist Russell Lissack, of the British band Bloc Party, and guitarist/singer Milena Mepris. The band was managed by Robt Ptak, who had previously worked with Mepris in Ptak's project A ...
– "Cryptic" * 2008
Jape Jape is a synonym for a practical joke. Jape or JAPE may also refer to: * Jape (band), an Irish electronic/rock band * JAPE (linguistics), a transformation language widely used in natural language processing * JAPE, an automated pun generator * J ...
– I Was A Man * 2008
The Black Ghosts The Black Ghosts are an English electronic music duo composed of Theo Keating and Simon William Lord, formed in 2006. They are currently signed to Southern Fried Records in the UK and IAMSOUND Records in North America. Keating and Lord had p ...
– "Repetition Kills You" * 2008
Friendly Fires Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to Polydor Records. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008, and was announced as one of the shortlisted twe ...
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Skeleton Boy "Skeleton Boy" is the third single by Friendly Fires taken from the band's self-titled debut album '' Friendly Fires''. It was released on 2 March 2009 in the UK and 1 March 2009 in the United States. This version of the song was produced by Paul ...
" * 2008
Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featur ...
– "
Talons A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tars ...
" * 2008
Santigold Santi White (born September 25, 1976), known professionally as Santigold (formerly Santogold), is an American singer and songwriter. Her debut studio album, '' Santogold'' (2008), was released by Atlantic Records and met with widespread critica ...
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Say Aha "Say Aha" is the fourth single by American artist Santigold, taken from her debut album '' Santogold''. Release and reception "Say Aha" was released on November 24 in the UK. The song appeared in television advertisements for Samsung. In the Uni ...
" * 2013 U2 - " Ordinary Love" * 2014
Coldplay Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...
- "Midnight"


Awards and nominations


References


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