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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 16, 2013
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Being in South Africa during Nelson Mandela's passing has been interesting, to say the least. Without saying too much, I can posit that the vast majority here have been deeply touched.But for me, it's the international grieving that presents itself a...
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Sounds like:
The Nico Blues,
Waking Lights
By
sean o
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Dec 15, 2013
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A few days back, I received an email from a dude named Adam Bird. Turns out that he's in a New Jersey-based rock band called Those Mockingbirds. Having no idea what the band sounds like, I decided to check out the link he sent me for their recent sin...
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Sounds like:
Foals,
Local Natives
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 13, 2013
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Bombay Bicycle Club was one of the first bands to make an appearance on Indie Shuffle, so you can imagine that I'm pretty excited about their upcoming album So Long, See You Tomorrow (possibly named for the 1979 novel by William Maxwell).So far we've...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 6, 2013
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I've been listening to a lot of uptempo indie rock music while on tour with The Plastics and Al Bairre, so getting the chance to sit down and change the tempo a bit is proving quite agreeable to my ears.While browsing around, this track titled "Opsim...
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Sounds like:
Radiohead,
Pink Floyd,
Polica
By
Marietta Longley
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Dec 4, 2013
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Having launched their debut album Prayer Before Birth at the end of October and now receiving rave reviews from the likes of The Guardian, London-based quartet Hejira have just appeared on my radar with their dark, atmospheric, genre-defying sound.Th...
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Sounds like:
Beirut,
Sun Ra,
Duke Ellington
By
David Peter Simon
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Dec 1, 2013
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Okay, so this probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's pretty excellent, so give it a shot. Strings, clarinets, brass, and rhythm link up with sociopolitical futuristic vocals for something funky and fun. A twist on the classic big band jazz...
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Sounds like:
The Peach Kings,
The Black Keys,
The Lumineers,
Tara Fox
By
Marietta Longley
on
Nov 29, 2013
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Belfast-born, Liverpool-based Southern are the new kids on the relatively non-existent UK blues-rock block. The young duo, made up of brother Thom and sister Lucy, share a love for crunching blues riffs and distinctive folk elements that is evident ...
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Sounds like:
John Talabot,
Pional,
Round
By
Dwayne
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Nov 26, 2013
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Following a successful album, it's not exactly unusual to see bands releasing a remix album -- in effect, a version of each original track by someone else. The xx's strategy, however, has been very different.
Instead, the London trio have asked some...
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