The D.O.T.

Formed in 2011, the D.O.T. is the brainchild of Mike Skinner, aka the Streets, and Rob Harvey, formerly of the Music. They met at parties and later found themselves in the same studio, with Skinner inviting Harvey to add vocals to a handful of the Streets' last tracks. They formed the D.O.T. and released their debut album in 2012. Driven by Harvey's emotive, powerful vocal style and fueled by Skinner's keen production skills, as well as an ear for a hit melody, And That included "You Never Asked," a single that featured oddball Detroit rapper Danny Brown and singer Clare Maguire. Having toured the U.K. and Japan, the duo wasted no time in recording the follow-up, Diary, released in 2013. ~ Daniel Clancy