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By
Jami Selikow
on
May 15, 2022
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"Life" is Thomas Tempest's title track on their album. It is calming yet enlivening at the same time and not to mention, thought-provoking. I appreciate what this song brings into the world: it has the ability to r...
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2

Sounds like:
Caribou,
LCD Soundsystem,
Animal Collective
By
Stacy Klein
on
Apr 9, 2021
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In honor of the 20th Anniversary of their landmark album, Since I Left You, The Avalanches have released a deluxe quadruple album reissue on June 4th, 2021, via Astralwerks.The first two discs consist of the origin...
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3

Sounds like:
Dalek,
Tyler the Creator,
Butthole Surfers
By
ahoglund
on
Dec 3, 2020
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"My fellow students, be like 'I never knew him'/ I keep having dreams where I die by electrocution," hisses FLEM! on his new project, the lo-fi, gleefully nihilistic NICK@NITE: Episode 2.Flem wrote the entire album...
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4

Sounds like:
Kevin Abstract,
Mac Miller,
The Internet
By
Lily Bunta
on
Aug 25, 2020
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There's a special air to MOODindigo's latest "Thank U," filling the room like the smooth aura of a candle swirling into the ambience. It feels effortless in movement and experimental in trajectory. The Brooklyn-bas...
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5

Sounds like:
Kevin Abstract,
Frank Ocean,
OFWGKTA
By
Klava
on
Sep 23, 2019
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Creating an actually beautiful hip-hop/rap song with a pop-type chorus is a task a lot of musicians take upon themselves but only a few accomplish. And yes, I know it’s probably one of the most popular “mix of genr...
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6

Sounds like:
Shabazz Palaces,
Steve Spacek,
Mick Jenkins
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jun 24, 2019
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Mad track this lad has. Modern soul I'd say describes this one best. Always funny seeing new projects slowly gain traction on social media. It can be deceiving. One hundred followers verse ten thousand, fresh profi...
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7

Sounds like:
BROCKHAMPTON,
Frank Ocean,
Yeek
By
EJ Teaño II
on
May 16, 2019
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Kevin Abstract, the de facto leader of the best boy band since One Direction, released his second solo album last month and I cannot believe how good this dude is. The first song from the album,Arizona Baby, that r...
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8

Sounds like:
Frank Ocean,
Daniel Caesar
By
Gabe Kahan
on
Jul 25, 2018
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Laid back rapper Love At First Sound just debuted his first single, "Everything." It's primarily a confessional sing-talk track, but it's got some beautifully dizzy bits of alt R&B. Delay-drenched guitar and quaint falsetto seem to pop up out of ...
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