Introspective is the third studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 10 October 1988 by Parlophone. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
"Master of Puppets" is a song by American thrash metal band Metallica, released on July 2, 1986, as the only single from the album of the same name. It was also issued as a promo single in the US by Elektra Records.
Hungarian rock has been a part of the popular music of Hungary since the early 1960s. The first major bands were Illés, Metró and Omega. At the time, rock was not approved of by the Hungarian Communist authorities. In the 1970s, the Communists cracked down on rock, and Illés was banned from recording. Some members of the other bands formed a supergroup called Locomotiv GT, while the band Omega became very popular in Germany.
The Moog were a Hungarian indie rock band based in Budapest, Hungary formed in 2004. The group is noted for being the first in the region to be signed to an American record label. The band consists of members Tamás Szabó, Gergő Dorozsmai, Ádám Bajor (guitar), Gergő György (guitar) and Csaba Szabó. The Moog have been compared to bands The Strokes and The Hives and dubbed "Hungary's hottest new export".
Amber Smith are a Hungarian pop trio based in Budapest, Hungary formed in 2000 by Imre Poniklo. The band's current line-up is Imre Poniklo, Oleg Zubkov a.k.a. Tooff (bass) and Bence Bátor (drums). Amber Smith were one of the most prominent groups of the Budapest indie music scene in the 2000s.
Amber Smith is the fifth studio album recorded by Amber Smith. The album was released on 21 February 2012 by the German Kalinkaland Records. This was the first record with guitarist Gergő Szabados and keyboardist Zalán Póka.
RePRINT is the third studio album recorded by Hungarian band Amber Smith. The album was released on 10 March 2006 by the German Kalinkaland Records. The album was recorded at Akustair Studio and Fenn-Ti Studio from 2004 to 2005. The sound engineers were Levente Borsay and Jácint Jilling and it was mastered at Akustair Studio and mixed by Robin Guthrie, from the legendary Cocteau Twins. The song from this album, Hello Sun, brought international success for the band.
Imre Poniklo is a musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist and guitarist of Amber Smith. He is also a solo artist under the name Poniklo. As a singer, Poniklo's voice lies in the baritone range.
The Poster Boy were a Hungarian indie rock band from Budapest, Hungary. The band's line-up was Imre Poniklo from the Budapest-based indie-rock band Amber Smith, Noel R. Mayer from the alternative rock band, The Walrus, and Michael Zwecker from the Pécs-based alternative rock band Kispál és a borz. The band members decided to form a band while chatting about the Hungarian indie scene in a bar in Budapest. In a couple of months they wrote several songs which were recorded in late 2011.
The Trousers are a Hungarian indie-garage rock band based in Budapest, Hungary. Their second LP Soul Machine was nominated as "The best hard rock/HM album of the year" in Hungary. They are most noted internationally for their songs used in Hawaii Five-O in the United States.
György Ligeti is a Hungarian indie musician, record producer, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist and guitarist of the indie rock band We Are Rockstars, and the disbanded The Puzzle. He is also the singer and guitarist of the Hungarian electro band, Žagar. He is not related to the avant-garde classical composer of the same name, György Ligeti (1923-2006).
Budapest indie music scene was the indie music scene of Budapest, Hungary in the 2000s. It was often associated with bands like Amber Smith, The Moog, EZ Basic and We Are Rockstars.
Modern is the sixth studio album recorded by Amber Smith. The album was released on 6 April 2015 by the German Kalinkaland Records. This was the first record with guitarist Tamás Faragó and bassist Oleg Zubkov. This was the first record without former Amber Smith bass guitarist Oszkár Ács.
Zoltán Ernő Kőváry is a Hungarian indie musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist, guitarist and of the garage rockband The Trousers. He is an associate professor at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of the Eötvös Loránd University.
Oszkár Ács is a musician, best known as the bass guitarist of Amber Smith.
Fran Palermo is a Hungarian indie rock band. It was formed by the singer-songwriter Henri Gonzo in late 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. The band's music and style are characterized by different genres, mostly by indie, rock and roll, afro pop and even by Mediterranean vibes. The unique and original soundscape requires a bigger band on the stage. The specialty of the band comes not just from mixing different instruments, but from the diverse origin of the members. They have a vivid inherited cultural background such as Cuban, Spanish, Greek and Hungarian. By now Fran Palermo has become one of Budapest's main concert bands, owning numerous loyal fans.
Bence Bátor is a Hungarian musician, best known as session drummer and the drummer of the Hungarian indie band Amber Smith and "Frenk" and "ABBA Tribute Show" and also of "Bowies Keep Swinging", a David Bowie tribute band and in other projects. Bátor has been pursuing a modeling and commercial acting career in Hungary and worldwide.
Imposter is the third collaborative studio album by English singer-songwriter Dave Gahan and electronica producer Soulsavers. It was released on 12 November 2021 by Columbia Records. The album also produced one single.
"You're on Your Own, Kid" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her tenth studio album, Midnights (2022). Written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, the song combines alternative rock, pop rock, and synth-pop styles; it has an upbeat production containing muted guitars and synthesizers that gradually build up. In the lyrics, a narrator reflects on her coming of age of how she dealt with an unrequited love, ambitions to leave her town, and struggles with her social image and self-image.
"Sweet Nothing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her tenth studio album Midnights (2022). It was written by Swift and Joe Alwyn, with Swift and Jack Antonoff producing it. "Sweet Nothing" is a gentle ballad reminiscent of the 1970s torch songs.
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