Spector is a five-piece indie rock band from London, comprising Frederick Macpherson (vocals), Christopher Burman (guitar), Thomas Shickle (bass), Jed Cullen (synth, guitar) and Danny Blandy (drums). Macpherson has previously been in Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man. They have been described as "somewhere between Roxy Music and the Strokes, the Killers and Kanye West, Pulp and R&B and Frank Sinatra" and have also been described as "reminiscent of The Walkmen mainlined into The Killers’ chugga-train drive". On 5 December 2011, the BBC announced that the band had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll.