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Stereolab
Stereolab
English band
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BOB
BOB
Indie pop band from North London, England
2
Tim Gane
Tim Gane
English musician
3
Lætitia Sadier
Lætitia Sadier
French singer
4
The Wolfhounds
The Wolfhounds
English band
5
Mary Hansen
Mary Hansen
Australian musician
6
Stump
Stump
musical ensemble
7
Sad Lovers & Giants
Sad Lovers & Giants
band
8
The Siddeleys
The Siddeleys
9
The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present
British indie rock group
10
Age of Chance
Age of Chance
11
Angelica
Angelica
all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, England
12
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
American alternative rock band
13
The Fuzztones
The Fuzztones
American band
14
The Housemartins
The Housemartins
British band
15
Cud
Cud
British indie rock band
16
Carla Olson
Carla Olson
American songwriter, performer and record producer
17
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Scottish alternative band
18
The Field Mice
The Field Mice
English indie rock band
19
It's Immaterial
It's Immaterial
English indie pop band from Liverpool
20
The Darling Buds
The Darling Buds
Welsh musical group
21
Lush
Lush
band
22
Extreme Noise Terror
Extreme Noise Terror
British band
23
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland
24
Loop
Loop
British band
25
Dean Wareham
Dean Wareham
New Zealand musician
26
Helen Love
Helen Love
Welsh indie band
27
Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
American rock band
28
Girls at Our Best!
Girls at Our Best!
29
Dann Huff
Dann Huff
American musician and record producer
30
A Witness
A Witness
31
Electro Hippies
Electro Hippies
band
32
The Wild Swans
The Wild Swans
post-punk band from Liverpool, England
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The Aislers Set
The Aislers Set
34
Rare Earth
Rare Earth
American rock band
35
A Certain Ratio
A Certain Ratio
band
36
Voodoo Queens
Voodoo Queens
37
The Beloved
The Beloved
English electronic dance music group
38
The Fire Engines
The Fire Engines
39
Rich Kids
Rich Kids
British new wave band from London
40
The Mighty Lemon Drops
The Mighty Lemon Drops
British band
41
And Also the Trees
And Also the Trees
band
42
Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh
guitar-pop group from Oxford, England
43
The Family Cat
The Family Cat
Intro
British indie pop band
Music
Members, past and present

McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Greater London, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden (voice and guitar) and Tim Gane (lead guitar) with John Williamson (bass guitar) and Gary Baker (drums). Lætitia Sadier later joined the band on vocals for their final studio album.

They mixed a melodic style, dominated by Gane's 12-string guitar playing, with Eden's overtly political lyrics, often satirical in tone, which reflected the band's far-left leanings.