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Sounds like:
Feist,
Liz Green,
Ani DiFranco
By
Marietta Longley
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Sep 22, 2013
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French-born, Midlands-grown Cara Sebastian makes a self-described brand of "spooky folk" with "wonky pop" inflections of a mellow variety akin to the sweet sounds of Feist. Her self-taught guitar style draws inspiration from the likes of early Ani Di...
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2

Sounds like:
Iron & Wine,
Jose Gonzales,
Elliot Smith
By
Hugh McClure
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Sep 18, 2013
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Now this is a particularly stunning piece of music!Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Isaac De Heer (originally from the idyllic Byron Bay region) is a well-traveled musical enthusiast, having recorded a number of tracks while abroad in Europe and Sou...
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3

Sounds like:
Angus and Julia Stone,
Ben Howard,
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
By
Marietta Longley
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Sep 14, 2013
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London born-and-bred Allman Brown possesses the kind of vocal prowess that transitions effortlessly from gently rasping to raw and powerful. His sensitive, carefully sculpted sounds are reminiscent of Benjamin Francis Leftwich, while his influences i...
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4

Sounds like:
Daughter,
Sharon Van Etten,
Beach House
By
Marietta Longley
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Sep 12, 2013
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Softly spoken Sophie Jamieson is as endearing as musicians come. With humble beginnings gigging relentlessly as a shy solo singer-songwriter, her compelling project -- now with the backing of bandmates Liam Hoflay and Alex Bettancourt -- has evolved ...
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5

Sounds like:
The Tallest Man On Earth,
Deer Tick,
Middle Brother,
Dawes
By
RSkotarczyk
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Aug 28, 2013
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I've a new obsession, and his name is Robert Ellis. Born in small town in Texas, Ellis began performing classic country tunes in 2010, gradually incorporating original material. Robert's latest album, Photographs, was in American Songwriter...
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6

Sounds like:
Toro Y Moi,
Beach House,
Wild Nothing
By
Tobias Handke
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Aug 24, 2013
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This August, dreamy indie electronic artist Twin Shadow kicked off a new series of monthly releases called Under The Cvrs. As the name implies, Twin Shadow, aka George Lewis Jr., is recording covers of famous artists as suggested by his Facebook foll...
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7

Sounds like:
Bon Iver,
Matt Corby,
Fleet Foxes,
Jose Gonzalez
By
Tobias Handke
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Aug 23, 2013
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A few weeks ago, we featured "Berlin," the first track from Aussie singer-songwriter RY X, who can be best described as Bon Iver meets Matt Corby. Today, the L.A.-based musician has dropped another introspective folk number, the laidback "VAMPIRES."...
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8

Sounds like:
Jose Gonzalez,
Bon Iver,
Iron & Wine,
The Tallest Man On Earth
By
Tobias Handke
on
Aug 20, 2013
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"Walking Lightly" is the third new single from Swedish three-piece Junip's new album, aptly titledJunip. Fronted by Jose Gonzalez, Junip keeps the folk sound of Gonzalez's solo work, incorporating an indie side to ...
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