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Sounds like:
Alexander,
Noah and the Whale,
Devendra Banhart
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jun 21, 2012
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Virgin Mobile have teamed up with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros to create a Higher Calling video series.What is a higher calling? In the context of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, this one's all about creating unique and impassioned ...
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2

Sounds like:
Alexander,
Noah and the Whale,
Devendra Banhart
By
Devin Duckworth
on
May 27, 2012
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Since 2009's release of Up From Below, the indie folk genre hasn't been the same for me. And now we have an album that is clear in its devices. A record that is so primitively anthemic with wonderfully sung duos and charming temperaments that it's ha...
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3

Sounds like:
Y La Bamba,
Active Child,
Sampha
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
May 22, 2012
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Port St. Willow is Nick Principe's solo project, and it's quite the gorgeous one. Don't let this Brooklynite fool you -- his music is as lush and fresh as a newly sprouted forest in the spring time, and his debut LP Holiday is overwhelming.It's almos...
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4

By
Devin Duckworth
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May 22, 2012
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David and Meredith Metcalf, husband and wife that are also known as Bodies of Water, make a richly sophisticated and classic brand of folk-infused pop colored with bursts of 60's influence, brass, strings, well-positioned twangs of electric guitar, a...
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5

Sounds like:
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros,
Cotton Jones,
Devendra Banhart
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
May 21, 2012
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I really don't know much about MV & EE, besides the fact that they're a duo from Vermont and they're into celestial psychedelic experimentalism. Can you dig it?MV & EE's single, "Sweet Sure Gone" is the perfect track for a chilled out sunny d...
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6

Sounds like:
Aesop Rock,
Kimya Dawson,
Atmosphere
By
el gringo rico
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Apr 19, 2012
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At first glance, you might question just what the hell a collaboration between Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson would sound like. He is a verifiable king of underground hip hop, one of the most thought-provoking and abstract lyricists of all time. Kimya, ...
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7

Sounds like:
St. Vincent,
Andrew Bird,
Bon Iver
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Mar 8, 2012
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WTF, Sufjan? Can no one can escape your auto-tune madness?! You established yourself as a successful artist by having one of the most beautiful voices out there. And now all you do is smother it with auto-tune."Where Were You?" is the first single re...
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8

Sounds like:
Dirty Projectors,
Pattern Is Movement
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Jan 25, 2012
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This is my first time hearing Bruce Peninsula. I know this band is a 10-piece from Canada and I know that their video is intriguing, along with their music. Their album, Open Flames, was released back in early October of last year but they're just no...
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