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Sounds like:
Cut Copy,
The 2 Bears,
Junior Boys
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 18, 2010
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Oh, Fred Falke. Who could deny the intoxicating power of your smooth French disco beats? I first discovered Falke's work in the midst of my obsession with Hot Chip a few years ago. I was enamored by his lounge-y version of an already amazing song off...
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2

Sounds like:
LCD Soundsystem,
Hercules and Love Affair,
Junior Boys,
Miike Snow
By
Hannah Levy
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Feb 9, 2010
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All hail Hot Chip, who I have just crowned kings of the British electropop scene. Exhibit A: Their new album, "One Life Stand," which Americans just got their paws on today. The fourth in a string of solid releases ("Coming on Strong," "The Warning,"...
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3

Sounds like:
Death Cab for Cutie,
Ben Gibbard,
Dntel
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 5, 2010
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It's easy to forget how amazing this album sounded back in 2003, especially since it spawned an army of mediocre imitators. Electronica-based indie pop is an established branch of indie rock these days, but no one's managed to do it as good as Jimmy ...
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4

Sounds like:
Little Boots,
Lykke Li,
The Knife
By
Hannah Levy
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Feb 5, 2010
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Recipe for La Roux1. Mix Flock of Seagulls' style with the looks of Rupert Grint (see index: Ronald Weasley)2. Combine a dash of The Knife's electric riffs with strong femme vocals3. Dance until blendedListing musicians like Madonna and Prince
as ...
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5

Sounds like:
Matt & Kim,
Two Door Cinema Club,
Grouplove
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 28, 2010
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Sometimes I think of hearts like gas-lamps. I don't understand how gas-lamps work, so bear with me. Anyway, you got a big container of ether & spirits & fumes, and then you got all these tubes and valves to manage the stuff. And if a valve bl...
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6

Sounds like:
Neon Indian,
Gold Panda,
Passion Pit
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 7, 2009
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Toro y Moi is a name that is increasingly being dropped around the music press, and not a lot is really known about him other than that it has taken 9 years to wield a full-length release. Toro y Moi is one man by name of Chaz Bundick
- a 23 year ...
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7

Sounds like:
Passion Pit,
Memory Tapes,
Neon Indian
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 8, 2009
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Toro y Moi needs to be listened to with the volume cranked way up so that it can overwhelm you with fuzziness. If you aren't cranking your speakers, it just might not work. The solo project of 23-year-old south Carolinan, Chaz Bundick, Toro y Moi has...
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8

Sounds like:
Boards of Canada,
Cut Copy,
Radiohead,
Planningtorock
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 16, 2009
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What do you get when you combine a classical pianist and a self-professed fan of "dark rock"? Apparently, if it's the right two people, a pretty sweet band. Home Video is that band. According to Obscure Sound, the seeds of Home Video were planted wh...
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