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By
Hugh McClure
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Oct 21, 2011
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Caitlin Park caught me by surprise. She's not completely new to the Sydney music scene, having released an EP Warriors with Wild Hearts last year. She was also a finalist in the FBi Northern Lights Competition, which I thought I paid pretty close att...
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2

Sounds like:
Beck,
David Byrne
By
Lauren Sloss
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Oct 20, 2011
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Guineafowl, a five-member Australian pop rock outfit, were as polished and sleek as the shiny, white Red Bull Space where they performed Tuesday night. The second of four New York shows, the band is in town for the CMJ Music Festival, seriously repre...
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3

Sounds like:
The Bees,
The Thrills,
John Steel Singers,
Tame Impala
By
Hugh McClure
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Oct 18, 2011
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My new favourite genre is psychedelic folk -- an interesting combination, huh? Want to know what it sounds like? Listen to Belles Will Ring's recently released LP Crystal Theatre and you'll find out.Hailing from the Blue Mountains, just out of Sydney...
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4

Sounds like:
Foals,
Friendly Fire,
The Holidays,
The Whitest Boy Alive
By
Hugh McClure
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Oct 9, 2011
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Writing about Australian music on an American website is somewhat confusing. As my American counterparts are battening down the hatches for winter, us Aussies are gearing up for summer. This means there's a vast difference in the types of music we're...
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5

Sounds like:
Fleet Foxes,
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes,
Boy and Bear,
the Middle East
By
Hugh McClure
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Sep 27, 2011
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Macquarie University, hidden away in Sydney suburbia, is not a place where you'd expect to find a hotbed of music talent. Over the past few years however, a number of acts have emerged from this institute, with Boy & Bear and Art vs Science the m...
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6

Sounds like:
Miami Horror,
Soul Clap,
The Twelves,
Dam Funk,
Jacques Renault
By
Elizabeth Walker
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Sep 10, 2011
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Sometimes in life, there are things that are just so amazingly great that you must drop everything and devote complete attention to said occurrence. This morning, looking through my twitter feed, Soul Clap had posted a vid, declaring their utmost obs...
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7

Sounds like:
Amy Winehouse,
Feist,
Camille,
Joss Stone,
Gotye
By
Hugh McClure
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Sep 6, 2011
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Australians have an underhanded habit of claiming successful New Zealanders as our own. Born in Hamilton, New Zealand, but now residing in Australia, Kimbra (Johnson) will no doubt be the next Kiwi musician to be pilfered after the release of her deb...
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8

Sounds like:
Beach House,
Fiest,
The Middle East
By
Hugh McClure
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Sep 1, 2011
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Australians Little Scout is one of the most likeable bands I've heard in quite some time. In a world with so much complicated and confusing music, they're a breath of fresh air. Little Scout has done all the little things well, keeping things simple....
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