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Sounds like:
Alabama Shakes,
Lee Fields and the Expressions,
Ben Howard
By
Jeff Levy
on
Oct 8, 2012
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Last night wrapped up a monumental weekend in San Francisco. Estimates suggested that one million people entered the city to enjoy one of the many events including Hardly Strictly Blue Grass Festival, America's Cup, Fleet Week, Giants' playoffs, and ...
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2

Sounds like:
Black Keys,
Cold War Kids,
The Walkmen
By
Hugh McClure
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Sep 13, 2012
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Hailing from the tiny New South Walestown of Menangle, the Margin boys (Sam, Zaac and Elliott) and close friend Scott Baldwin formed The Rubens just over a year ago. I'm sure even they wouldn't have believed you back then if you told them how far the...
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3

Sounds like:
The Clash,
Flaming Lips,
Black Keys,
Dappled Cities
By
Hugh McClure
on
Sep 12, 2012
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Oh Mercy's mercurial mastermind Alexander Gow has never been one to embrace the regular, and his latest album showcases his ever-shifting musical mind. Deep Heat is a vast change from the Melbourne band's previous acoustic pop tendencies (heard on th...
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4

Sounds like:
The Black Keys,
The Raconteurs
By
Michelle Luksh
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Aug 30, 2012
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Adrenaline pumps through their arteries and there's a punch of whiskey swimming in their blood as they head out on a cobbled Philadelphia alley with guitars and amps in tow. With the last of their equipment packed in the trunk and the end of a cigar...
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5

Sounds like:
Bon Iver,
James Vincent McMorrow,
Patrick Watson
By
Hugh McClure
on
Aug 29, 2012
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Having released an album back in 2007 under the moniker The Commas, Melbourne's Mark Pearl is all set to release a follow-up album (due out later in the year) as Texture Like Sun. Produced by local producer Count Bounce, the album's first single is "...
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6

Sounds like:
Grizzly Bear,
Jeff Buckley,
Tim Fitz
By
Hugh McClure
on
Aug 9, 2012
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Young musicians often make me feel old and untalented (sob!) - they just keep getting younger and better. However, listening to Adelaide's Jesse Davidson's track "Flaws" just makes me feel thankful. The singer/songwriter has just been shortlisted in...
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7

Sounds like:
Local Natives,
Parades,
Alpine,
Seeker Lover Keeper
By
Hugh McClure
on
Jun 17, 2012
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Melbourne's Secondhand Heart are impossible to consign to any one particular genre; their music spans a number of forms including folk, blues and rock. Let's just call them a band of musicians, and good ones at that!After local success in a number of...
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8

Sounds like:
The Black Keys,
Cold War Kids,
The Peach Kings,
Belles Will Ring
By
Hugh McClure
on
May 18, 2012
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After the 2011 success of their debut single "Lay it Down" (which reached #57 in the Triple J Hottest 100), The Rubens have been busy devising their next move. Having holed up in New York with producer David Kahne (of Paul McCartney, The Strokes and...
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