| NINEBELOWZERO | English blues band who released their 22nd album, 13 Shades of Blue, in 2016 |
| BLACKSABBATH | British heavy metal band with the 2013 #1 album "13": 2 wds. |
| NEBULA | A little cloudy, but bits of blue in the middle |
| COBALT | A young horse has a degree of blue in it (6) |
| PINKFLOYD | British rock band who released their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn in 1967 (4,5) |
| SMITHS | The "; band who released their first single Hand in Glove in 1983 (6) |
| EDITORS | Indie band who released their debut album The Back Room in 2005 (7) |
| STAGE | '00 Cold album "13 Ways to Bleed on ___" |
| ABBA | Swedish pop group who released their ninth studio album Voyage in 2021 (4) |
| OASIS | Britpop group who released their first single Supersonic in 1994 (5) |
| THE | Robert Smith's rock group who released their first new song after 16 years (3,4) |
| CURE | Robert Smith's rock group who released their first new song after 16 years (3,4) |
| CHRISTINE | _ and the Queens, French band who have released their debut album 'Chaleur Humaine' (9) |
| CHASANDDAVE | They recently released their first album of new material in 31 years (4-3-4) |
| JONAS | Band who recently released their first single together in six years, Sucker, ___ Brothers (5) |
| BLUR | Band which released their 'Park life' album in 1994 (4) |
| ERICCLAPTON | English blues and rock musician who played in the Yardbirds and then formed his own group, Cream |
| MAYALL | John, English blues singer and musician born in Macclesfield in 1933 (6) |
| LOPEZ | Singer who also stars in TV drama Shades of Blue, Jennifer ___ (5) |
| SUM | ___ 41 (band who released what they say is their final album in March) |
