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By
Justin Lam
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May 28, 2015
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I'm pretty much in awe of the performance I have just witnessed from two of the most promising vocal talents in the world right now. Jaymes Young and Phoebe Ryan have dropped the single "We Won't," a collaborative effort that takes soulful pop to a n...
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Sounds like:
Awolnation,
Big Data,
On An On
By
Nic Berti
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May 22, 2015
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A few weeks ago I noticed this four-piece, hailing from Chicago, while listening to a remix they did of RAC's "Cheap Sunglasses."
Their current offering is a lot darker than what I have previously heard and starts off quite slow and unassuming, buil...
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3

Sounds like:
Zola Jesus,
John Maus
By
David Peter Simon
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Apr 26, 2015
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I don't know how this one slipped through the cracks. Swedish avant-garde synth-pop from Berlin. Need I write more?
Molly Nilsson is, dare I make the cliche claim, "faintly familiar." She gives off a Zola Jesus-cum-Chinawoman sound: deep voice agai...
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By
Dylan Heneck
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Apr 21, 2015
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"The Anxiety To Please" is a brooding track off of HVOB's latest album Trialog. Funny enough, I had the recent pleasure of attending HVOB's Los Angeles debut, and I can't understand why they would have any anxiety about pleasing the crowd. So clearly...
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5

Sounds like:
Emiliana Torrini,
Emma Louise
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 20, 2015
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These days it feels like there are more and more female vocalists out there vying over the same territory / genre space. The result is a lot of a"meh" music that I end up turning my nose up to; it's hard to find variety when everyone's doing much the...
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6

Sounds like:
Kygo,
Twin Caverns,
Boats
By
Lauren Ziegler
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Apr 10, 2015
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I hear a lot of music of this style every week, and it takes a lot to stand out. But Henry Green's new track "Barcelona" absolutely shines.
With its soft tempo and stripped-back atmosphere, you can really indulge in everything going on throughout th...
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By
Matt Gurr
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Apr 9, 2015
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Just before Vanbot (aka Ester Ideskog) was set to release her second album, the follow-up to her 2011 self-titled debut, she scrapped it. “I had a breakdown and started all over again, from scratch,” the Swedish artist explains.
"Seven" is the secon...
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8

Sounds like:
Bondax,
Sam Smith,
Disclosure
By
Lauren Ziegler
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Mar 14, 2015
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I've been listening to this track all week, and I love it more and more each time.
The UK-born, Sydney-based singer, songwriter, and producer has collaborated with the likes of Elizabeth Rose, Cassian, and Flight Facilities, but it's his original pr...
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