Dallas

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There are at least 6 artists by this name: an indie pop band from Estonia; hard rock artist from San Fracisco, CA; the frontman of Fat Freddy's Drop; a punk-pop trio from the north of England and an electro pop band from Belgium 1) Dallas was an indie pop band from Estonia. They formed in Tallinn in 1991 and disbanded in 2003 - soon after singer Kristi Kindel decided to leave the band just before the launch of their last album Delay Lama. Their major recordings include: - Easy listening - Dallas meets Zahir, 1994. A split-tape, Dallas' EP-material on one side, Zahir's Silo on the other. - Raj Kapoor, 1995. - Self-titled CD (Dallas) released in 1999 on the Toronto-based High Park Records. - Delay Lama, 2003. Their musical style was often compared to Stereolab, but also to Broadcast, The Cardigans, Komeda and Jesus & the Mary Chain. As these titles refer, it used to be an intriguing blend of 60s estrade, bossanova and twist, 70s progressive, 80s disco and dub and beginnings of 90s shoegaze. Their electro-acoustic sound got another twist by their use of mainly East-German guitars and synthesizers. Dallas were: KRISTI KINDEL - vocals, synthesizers HOLGER LOODUS - guitar, vocals TAUNO PÄÄSLANE - bass, guitar IVIKA NOOP - keyboards ALLAN AMBERG - drums After the break-up their frontman Holger Loodus started a solo-project Mirabilia. 2) Dallas is a hard rock project led by Bryan Dallas from San Francisco, CA Dallas released their first digital EP Over The Edge on May 8...