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Sounds like:
beabadoobee,
Phoebe Bridgers,
Lana del Rey,
Lucy Dacus
By
Jane Flautt
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Sep 30, 2023
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Mitski’s new album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, was released in mid-September, and with it came new achingly beautiful songs such as “My Love Mine All Mine.”Unlike some of her previous ballads and heart...
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By
Jami Selikow
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Apr 21, 2022
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Taken by the crisp and clean production on Ted Jasper's latest, "Alone," even the sound of the singer's lips parting adds such a subtle, yet textured element of intrigue.No stranger to Indie Shuffle, Ted Jasper oft...
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3

Sounds like:
Lewis Capldi,
James Bay,
Gavin James
By
Morgan Hume
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Jul 18, 2020
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Full disclosure: this is another song I discovered while scrolling through Tik Tok. The app has exposed me to so many young artists, and Livingston is another great addition to the list.
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4

Sounds like:
Molly Burch,
Young Hunting,
Haley Heynderickx
By
Shira Solomon
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Jun 28, 2019
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It happened with Louis Cole, it happened with Haley Heynderickx, and now it's happening again. It's just not a fair competition -- if it's a sad, subdued song with brutally honest lyrics, I melt.It's no wonder Benn...
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By
Cherilyn Panganiban
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May 28, 2019
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I have a soft spot for interludes. Usually the shortest (and sometimes ignored) track on the album, they serve as a transitional piece of pace and mood; for me, as tracks to get lost in and to play on repeat. I’ve ...
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6

Sounds like:
Mild High Club,
Cass McCombs,
Fruit Bats
By
Andrew Aitchison
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Mar 8, 2019
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Out this week came a brand new number from Mac DeMarco entitled "Nobody," and there is a lizard man casually singing in the accompanying music video, which certainly makes for an interesting entrance back into the public eye for the Canadian artist. ...
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7

Sounds like:
Justin Timberlake,
The Weeknd
By
Tobias Handke
on
Jun 8, 2018
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LA based, rising star Colin Magalong has another single doing the rounds in the form of the subdued "After Hours."
A soothing ballad, Magalong's emotional voice demands your attention over gentle synths. "After Hours" is certainly less vibrant than ...
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By
Cyrus Pavel
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Feb 6, 2018
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I had an ear infection that had my left ear feeling clogged for about a month. Yes, you read that right -- my left ear was clogged, as if I had water in it, for one, whole, month.
Anyway, the day before getting the ear infection, I ran across this g...
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