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Sounds like:
Bon Iver,
Ben Howard,
Dan Southward
By
Donna Arendse
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Oct 12, 2015
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Seeing that folk is back on my radar (peep my previous post), here's another beautiful release I simply had to share.
It's been over two years since Dustin Tebbutt's acclaimed debut single"The Breach" set the blog...
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Sounds like:
Matt Corby,
City and Colour,
Dustin Tebbut
By
Donna Arendse
on
Oct 12, 2015
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Despite folk taking a bit of a backseat in my musical landscape of late, what with the slew of online producer sensations (thanks SoundCloud), it's still nice to hear a track with nothing but guitar and vocals.
This is what drew me into Melbourne-ba...
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3

Sounds like:
Fleet Foxes,
Tobias Jesso Jr.,
Sufjan Stevens
By
Tobias Handke
on
Sep 27, 2015
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It's been a rather productive week for Father John Misty. After taking the piss out of Ryan Adam's Taylor Swift cover album with two covers of his own, Misty has dropped a brand new track that's just as provocative.
"The Memo" is an acoustic number...
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4

Sounds like:
Fleet Foxes,
Husky,
The Paper Kites
By
Hugh McClure
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May 6, 2015
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It's a beautiful talent to be able to craft gorgeous, breezy music that captures the listener's attention, and (now) Sydney based musician Patrick James has mastered it.
With two well-received EPs to his name (All About To Change in 2013 and Broken ...
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5

Sounds like:
Sarah Blasko,
Whitley
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Apr 30, 2015
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Today I'm premiering a brand new track from Melbourne's Esther Holt, whose vocals you may remember on Whitley's "My Heart Is Not A Machine."
"By Water" is the first track from Holt's forthcoming second EP. The track opens on soft, clean guitar strum...
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6

Sounds like:
Nick Drake,
Bon Iver,
Andrew Bird
By
Tobias Handke
on
Apr 15, 2015
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"Dark Bird Is Home" is the first track lifted from the album of the same name from troubadour The Tallest Man On Earth.
Featuring the Swedish musician singing over an acoustic guitar, "Dark Bird Is Home" is reminiscent of the earnest folk of his ea...
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7

Sounds like:
Nick Cave,
Bonnie Prince Billy,
Ryan Adams
By
Tobias Handke
on
Apr 7, 2015
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A few weeks ago, we showed some love to Aussie musician Darren Cross' awesome single, "And The New York Rain Came Down." Today we have another rain-titled single from Cross, this time as part of his collaboration with singer Jessica Cassar.
Under t...
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8

Sounds like:
Dorthia Cottrell,
Kodiak Deathbeds
By
Matt Ho
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Apr 4, 2015
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Of the few Dana Sipos songs I've listened to, "Portraits," the single off her upcoming third album Roll Up the Night Sky, is the one that probably feels the most haunting.
Initially, it didn't register that way. But after reading Sipos' comments des...
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