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Sounds like:
Desaparecidos,
FYFE,
The Appleseed Cast
By
Austin Dixon
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Aug 15, 2013
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Mammoth Indigo is a four-piece band out of Harrisonburg, VA. They have a darker folk-rock sound similar to Desaparecidos, but not quite the same intensity. Cody Bower's tenor voice rises above a post-rock landscape of shimmering guitars, heavy bass, ...
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2

Sounds like:
The Knife,
Savages,
Deerhunter
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Aug 12, 2013
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Reuben Hollebon just released a hauntingly post-punk track called "Faces." This song is dark but glittering, confined but spacial. I'm not saying that it's a contradiction; I'm saying that it's multifaceted and very much up to your own interpretation...
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3

Sounds like:
The Luyas,
Superhumanoids
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Aug 10, 2013
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I love when I inadvertently stumble across a song on SoundCloud that I instantly fall in love with. This time around it was Breakfast's single "Grizzly Adams."The twinkling piano opens this song with wistful ease, but there's a definite eeriness that...
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4

Sounds like:
Warpaint,
Melody's Echo Chamber,
Beach House
By
Hugh McClure
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Aug 7, 2013
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Melbourne-based Manor are a huge tease, having released just two singles since forming in 2011. The duo do have a pretty valid excuse given they both also play in the brilliant, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!, but when you enjoy a band's music this much, i...
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5

Sounds like:
James Blake,
Lorde,
ALECS
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 5, 2013
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You know you've got a bloody interesting track on your hands when you have no idea how to categorize it. My best shot would be to call this a dark, synth-pop track, but that might not do it justice.This isn't the first time that Banks and S O H N hav...
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6

Sounds like:
Local Natives,
Beach House
By
kaelasaez
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Aug 5, 2013
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The Belle Game, a dark pop group from Vancouver, recently released their debut album, Ritual Tradition Habit. An emotionally cerebral experience, this album delivers gut-wrenching harmonies and spirit-lifting percussion.Lead singer Andrea Lo belts ou...
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7

Sounds like:
Warpaint,
Dark Bells,
Blonde Redhead
By
Hugh McClure
on
Jul 24, 2013
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If you're in the mood for a dark, brooding pop rock track, make sure to check out this one from Sydney/Melbourne act Bushwalking. Originally formed as a solo project for Ela Stiles, the trio (including Nisa Venerosa and Karl Scullin) quickly realized...
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8

Sounds like:
The Weeknd,
Autre Ne Veut
By
Aaron Blum
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Jul 16, 2013
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Do you like The Weeknd? Then you'll love this.Hailing from the other side of the pond in London, the electronic pop and R&B smooth operator comes out of hibernation to deliver a new single titled "Give It Up."After first listen, I'm thinking ALE...
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