Question: Are Balance and Composure and Cloud Control both alternative rock bands?

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Cloud Control: Cloud Control is an Australian alternative rock band, originating from the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia.  s of 2013 the band is signed to the Australian record label Ivy League Records, in which they released their debut album "Bliss Release".  They are also signed to Infectious Music in the UK/Europe; and Votiv in North America.

Balance and Composure: Balance and Composure is an American alternative rock band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  They formed in the winter of 2007, after the breakup of two local Doylestown bands.  The band's music is often suggested having similarities to Title Fight, Brand New, and Nirvana.  They've released three studio albums and five EPs since their inception.  Their second album "The Things We Think We're Missing" reached number 51 on the "Billboard" 200, number 10 on the Independent Albums, number 13 on the Modern Rock/Alternative Albums and number 16 on the Rock Albums charts.

List of punk rock bands, 0–K: This is a list of notable punk rock bands (numbers 0–9 and letters A through K).  The bands listed have played some type of punk music at some point in their career, although they may have also played other styles.  Bands who played in a style that influenced early punk rock—such as garage rock and protopunk—but never played punk rock themselves, should not be on this list.  Bands who created a new genre that was influenced by (but is not a subgenre of) punk rock—such as alternative rock, crossover thrash, metalcore, new wave, and post-punk—but never played punk rock, should not be listed either.

Little Scout: Little Scout are an independent band from Brisbane, Australia.  They have released two EPs and one album, and have toured with established Australian bands Yves Klein Blue, The Holidays, Holly Throsby, Clare Bowditch and Cloud Control; and international bands Belle and Sebastian, The New Pornographers, Sharon Van Etten, School of Seven Bells and Camera Obscura.  Soon after forming in 2008 they were named as one of Triple J's "Next Crop" artists and have been featured on Vimeo, receiving over 69,000 views.  Their debut album "Take Your Light" was released in 2011, to positive reviews.

Massacre (Argentine band): Massacre is an Argentine Alternative rock band, formed in 1986 in Buenos Aires.  It was formed by high school students influenced by American and British bands of the early 80s Alternative Rock movement.  Among his influences, artists like TSOL, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Nirvana, The Cure, Guns N' Roses, The Ramones, T. Rex, Sumo, Gustavo Cerati, Luis Alberto Spinetta, among others.  Taking cues from the Underground rock scene in the United States, they gained notoriety at the time for being an entirely independent group that self-managed its affairs, as well as producing and distributing its own records (attitudes which were still fairly foreign to Latin American rock bands of the era).  This helped pave way for the cult status that the band still enjoys within and outside their native Argentina.

Failure (band): Failure is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was active from 1990 to 1997 and from 2014 onwards.  They are often compared to other alternative rock bands from that time that were similarly labeled as "alternative", such as Nirvana and Soundgarden, but are distinguished by their meticulous attention to textural sonic detail, inventive use of guitar effects and signal processing, and the overall expansive sound design of their later albums.  Failure reunited in 2014.

Music of the United Kingdom (1990s): Popular music of the United Kingdom in the 1990s continued to develop and diversify.  While the singles charts were dominated by boy bands and girl groups, British soul and Indian-based music also enjoyed their greatest level of mainstream success to date, and the rise of World music helped revitalise the popularity of folk music.  Electronic rock bands like The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers began to achieve a high profile.  Alternative rock reached the mainstream, emerging from the Madchester scene to produce dream pop, shoegazing, post rock and indie pop, which led to the commercial success of Britpop bands like Blur and Oasis; followed by a stream of post-Britpop bands like Travis and Feeder.

Asian Kung-Fu Generation: Asian Kung-Fu Generation (アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション , Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon , stylized as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan, in 1996.  For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi.  Starting out as a college band, Asian Kung-Fu Generation released a series of independent EPs featuring lyrics mostly sung in English.  In 2002, they released their major-label EP debut "Hōkai Amplifier", from that point singing their lyrics in Japanese.  The band's musical style is influenced by seminal Western alternative rock acts as well as their own local Japanese indie-rock and punk scene.  Their songs incorporate various aspects of the genres, most typically expressing fast tempos and prominent power chord guitar riffs in addition to rhythmic groove and emotional lyrics.  Despite the indie nature of their music, the band has enjoyed worldwide commercial success in addition to critical acclaim.  Asian Kung-Fu Generation has been cited as one of the best, most balanced modern rock bands to emerge from Japan in the 2000s.

R.E.M. discography: American alternative rock band R.E.M. released 15 studio albums ranging from 1983 to 2011, three live albums, 14 compilation albums, one remix album, one soundtrack album, 12 video albums, seven extended plays, 63 singles, and 77 music videos. Formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry, the band was pivotal in the development of the alternative rock genre.  Their musical style inspired several other alternative rock bands and musicians, and the band became one of the first alternative rock acts to experience breakthrough commercial success.  R.E.M. has sold over 85 million copies of their studio albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all-time.

List of punk rock bands, L–Z: This is a list of notable punk rock bands (letters L through Z).  The bands listed have played some type of punk music at some point in their career, although they may have also played other styles.  Bands who played in a style that influenced early punk rock—such as garage rock and protopunk—but never played punk rock themselves, should not be on this list.  Bands who created a new genre that was influenced by (but is not a subgenre of) punk rock—such as alternative rock, crossover thrash, grunge, metalcore, new wave, and post-punk—but never played punk rock, should not be listed either.

Supporting paragraphs: Balance and Composure Cloud Control
Answer: yes