Comprised of multi-instrumentalists
Dhani Harrison (son of late
Beatle George Harrison) and Oliver Hecks, London-based duo
thenewno2 (pronounced "the new number two") successfully blend the late-period experimental pop of
the Fab Four with the ambient electronics of
Brian Eno and the layered beats of
Massive Attack. Formed in 2006, the band released its debut EP,
EP001 (featuring vocalist Amanda Butterworth), the following year. A full-length debut,
You Are Here, arrived in 2008, followed by 2011's
EP002 and another full-length, 2012's
Thefearofmissingout, the latter of which found the group expanding into a sextet. ~ James Christopher Monger