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The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio, American folk-pop group formed 1957 in San Francisco with Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds; "Tom Dooley" (1958) hit number 1 and launched the folk revival.
The Kinks
The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, London, by Ray and Dave Davies with Pete Quaife and Mick Avory. Their 1964 hit 'You Really Got Me' pioneered distorted power-chord rock, and albums like Village Green Preservation Society made them Hall of Fame inductees.
The Kinks discography
The Kinks discography: catalog of the English rock band the Kinks (also the Kink Kontroversy era), spanning Pye, RCA, Arista, London, and Columbia releases from Kinks (1964) to Phobia (1993), with 50 million records sold.
The Knack
The Knack: American power pop band formed in Los Angeles, May 1978 (Fieger, Averre, Niles, Gary); 'My Sharona' and Get the Knack topped 1979 charts, followed by backlash, breakups, reunions, and Fieger's 2010 death.
The Knife
The Knife: Swedish electronic duo of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, formed 1999; albums The Knife, Deep Cuts, Silent Shout, Shaking the Habitual; disbanded 2014.
The Kooks
The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton in 2003, led by Luke Pritchard with Hugh Harris. Their 2006 debut Inside In/Inside Out went 5x platinum; Konk hit UK No. 1; Naive nears a billion streams.
The La's
The La's are a Liverpool guitar-pop band formed in 1983 by Mike Badger, led by Lee Mavers, known only for the 1990 album The La's and the hit single There She Goes, which Mavers disowned.
The Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party: London five-piece indie/baroque pop band (Morris, Mayland, Roberts, Davies, Nishevci), formed 2021, debut single Nothing Matters 2023, UK number-one debut Prelude to Ecstasy 2024, second album From the Pyre 2025.
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets are an English orchestral pop duo formed in 2007 by Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and the Rascals' Miles Kane, releasing The Age of the Understatement (2008, UK No. 1) and Everything You've Come to Expect (2016) on Domino.
The Left Banke
The Left Banke: American baroque pop band formed in New York City in 1965, best known for "Walk Away Renée" (#5, 1966) and "Pretty Ballerina" (#15, 1967), built around teenage keyboardist Michael Brown, with harpsichord and string arrangements.
The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs are Brian and Michael D'Addario, brothers from Long Island, New York, whose six albums of Beatles, Beach Boys, and Todd Rundgren-inspired power pop span 4AD and Captured Tracks, from Do Hollywood (2016) to Look For Your Mind! (2026).
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads: Boston alternative rock band founded 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily, and Jesse Peretz; Taang! hardcore origins, Atlantic-era hits "Mrs. Robinson" and "Into Your Arms," 2025 album Love Chant on Fire Records.
The Lennon Sisters
The Lennon Sisters are an American vocal group formed in 1955 in Venice, California, famous from The Lawrence Welk Show; original members Dianne, Peggy, Kathy, and Janet Lennon, now Kathy, Janet, and Mimi.
The Libertines
The Libertines: English rock band formed 1997 in Camden Town by Pete Doherty and Carl Barât, key act of the UK garage rock revival; albums Up the Bracket (2002), The Libertines (2004), Anthems for Doomed Youth (2015), All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade (2024).
The Lightning Seeds
The Lightning Seeds: English pop-rock project founded by Ian Broudie in Liverpool in 1989, known for 'Pure', Jollification, and 'Three Lions' with Baddiel and Skinner, a four-time UK No.1.
The Limiñanas
The Limiñanas: French garage-psych duo formed 2009 in Cabestany near Perpignan by couple Lionel and Marie Limiñana; albums from The Limiñanas (2010) to Faded (2025), collaborations with Peter Hook, Comelade, Garnier, Gillespie, and film soundtracks.
The Linda Lindas
The Linda Lindas are a Los Angeles punk band formed in 2018 by Mila and Lucia de la Garza, Eloise Wong, and Bela Salazar; their 2021 library performance of "Racist, Sexist Boy" went viral, leading to Epitaph Records and albums Growing Up, No Obligation, and GOTTA GET OUT.
The Living End
The Living End is an Australian rockabilly-punk trio from Melbourne, formed in 1994 by Chris Cheney and Scott Owen, whose 1998 self-titled debut hit number one and produced the anthem "Prisoner of Society."
The Local Train
The Local Train is a Hindi rock band formed in Chandigarh in 2008, based in New Delhi since 2015, known for Aalas Ka Pedh (2015), Vaaqif (2018), and Choo Lo; frontman Raman Negi left in 2021.
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Lovin' Spoonful, American folk-rock band formed 1965 in Greenwich Village by John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Steve Boone, and Joe Butler; seven straight Top Ten hits including "Summer in the City," Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2000.
The Lumineers
The Lumineers are an American folk rock duo from Ramsey, New Jersey, formed by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites after his brother Josh's 2001 death. Known for the 2012 hit Ho Hey (Billboard Hot 100 number 3), five albums including Cleopatra and Automatic, Denver base.
The Maccabees (band)
The Maccabees were an English indie rock band formed in London in 2004, led by Orlando Weeks with the White brothers. Four albums, a UK No. 1 in 2015, split in 2016, reunited in 2024.
The Madden Brothers
The Madden Brothers are the pop/rock side project of Good Charlotte twins Joel and Benji Madden, formed 2011; their Capitol album Greetings From California (2014) and single We Are Done, a Number 1 hit in Australia, marked a Seventies-pop detour from pop-punk.
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields: American indie pop band from Boston led by songwriter Stephin Merritt (formed 1989 or 1990, sources differ), known for 69 Love Songs (1999), twelve albums on Merge and Nonesuch, and droll synth-pop wit.
The Maine (band)
The Maine: American rock band formed 2007 in Tempe, Arizona (John O'Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Jared Monaco, Garrett Nickelsen, Pat Kirch). Pop-punk debut Can't Stop Won't Stop (2008); ten studio albums through Joy Next Door (2026), independent on 8123.
The Mamas & the Papas
The Mamas & the Papas, American folk-rock vocal quartet (John and Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty) formed 1965 in Los Angeles; hits "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday"; Monterey Pop organizers; Rock Hall 1998.
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal quartet formed in New York in 1972 by Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul, and Laurel Massé; known for vocalese, "Birdland," and being the first vocal group to win pop and jazz Grammys the same year (1981).
The Manhattans
The Manhattans are an American R&B vocal group founded in 1962 in Jersey City, New Jersey, known for “Kiss and Say Goodbye” (1976 pop and R&B No. 1) and the Grammy-winning “Shining Star”.
The Marcus King Band
The Marcus King Band, southern rock/blues band from Greenville, South Carolina formed in 2013, led by Marcus King; albums Soul Insight, The Marcus King Band, Carolina Confessions, and the 2025 reunion record Darling Blue.
The Marías
The Marías: Los Angeles indie pop band formed 2016, led by Puerto Rican-born singer María Zardoya and Josh Conway; albums Cinema (2021) and Submarine (2024), gold single "No One Noticed," 2026 Best New Artist Grammy nomination.