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Sounds like:
Atlas Sound,
Deerhunter,
Ariel Pink
By
Hugh McClure
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Jan 9, 2014
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Methyl Ethel is the operating name of Perth musician Jake Webb, an artist who released two EPs last year. The first, Guts (released in March), received plenty of critical acclaim for its originality and emotion, while Webb's second release, Teeth, is...
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Sounds like:
Doves,
Elbow,
British Sea Power
By
Aaron Blum
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Jan 9, 2014
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Kodaline, one of Dublin's breakout bands of 2013, is back! They've recently released a single from their latest album, called "One Day," which we're excited to premiere here.Continuing on the successful sound made on previous EPs, "One Day" hits the...
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Sounds like:
Eels,
Beck,
Broken Bells
By
Hugh McClure
on
Jan 7, 2014
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After a couple of years in musical hibernation, Sydney act Ernest Ellis has brand new material for us to enjoy. Having released two albums in quick succession (Hunting in 2010 followed by King's Cannon just over 12 months later), their upcoming LP, C...
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4

Sounds like:
Little Daylight,
Local Natives
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 6, 2014
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A female vocalist joining Bombay Bicycle Club? You betcha!"Luna" is the third single off the band's upcoming album So Long, See You Tomorrow. It's a considerably more poppy song than "Carry Me" was, and may just present itself as more accessible to t...
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5

Sounds like:
Cathedrals,
Rubies,
Wet
By
sean o
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Jan 4, 2014
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If you live in the U.S., you are most likely freezing your butt off. Some of us in California and Florida will avoid the worst of the wind chill. The rest will just have to stay warm by listening to Bat and Ball's "We Prefer It In The Dark."Bat and B...
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6

Sounds like:
The xx,
Imogen Heap,
Frou Frou
By
sean o
on
Jan 2, 2014
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Everyone, say hello to .gif (pronounced "dot jif"), a Singapore-based duo composed of Chew Wei Shan and Nurudin Sadali. As .gif's SoundCloud explains, the duo is "really just about experimenting and having fun from track to track."With influences ran...
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7

Sounds like:
U2,
Arcade Fire,
David Bowie
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Dec 22, 2013
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A song from 1982? What the hell -- why not.My flatmate was blasting this through the stereo system about 5 minutes ago, and for lack of an alternative SOTD candidate today, I've decided to throw back to an era long gone.The song was released by Billy...
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8

Sounds like:
Alt-J,
Wild Beasts
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Dec 19, 2013
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We're heading into the holiday season, which can only mean one thing: very little new music being released. As a blogger keen to constantly stay on top of what's hot, that sometimes annoys me.Other times it means that I get to bust out a great one fr...
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