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Sounds like:
David Axelrod,
Andrew Bird,
Portishead
By
ahoglund
on
Feb 1, 2017
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A noted composer, Andrew Joslyn has opened for Suzanne Vega and worked with the likes of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis over the years. In fact, "Desiderata" (featuring Mark Lanegan) is a beat that Andrew and Ryan did together for Macklemore's The Heist...
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2

Sounds like:
Sufjan Stevens,
Thom Yorke,
Low Roar
By
Sam McLoughlin
on
Jan 2, 2016
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Aside from a few secretive guest appearances on recent albums by the likes of Son Lux, little has been heard the last few years from DM Stith, the haunting troubadour from Brooklyn who once toured along with Sufjan Stevens as opener and band mate.
T...
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3

Sounds like:
Mizan,
Sade,
Kimya Dawson
By
sweeney kovar
on
Dec 16, 2015
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The minute I heard Remy Kay's velvet voice, I was struck. The Diamond Bar native has a presence much older than her years.
Her debut EP, In The Mourning, goes for the jugular via the heart; it's a collection of musical moments made leading up to and...
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4

Sounds like:
Joanna Newsom,
Bjork,
Julia Holter
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Nov 7, 2015
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Melbourne's Lisa Salvo is re-releasing her 2014 debut album next week -- so this isn't exactly the newest song, but as soon as I heard it, I knew I had to share it.
Salvo's melody feels eerie from the first note, almost uncomfortably intimate as it...
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5

Sounds like:
Broken Back,
Milky Chance,
Hozier
By
Arnaud Dallemagne
on
Oct 5, 2015
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Camel Power Club is one of these nice bands I wouldn't have discovered if not through Indie Shuffle. Indeed, the French duo still doesn't receive much coverage despite getting a lot of approval for its most recent releases, "Tagada (Ft. Akin Yai)" an...
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6

Sounds like:
Dev Hynes,
Solange,
Jimetta Rose
By
sweeney kovar
on
Aug 28, 2015
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Moses Sumney looks like a model and makes dreamy music. I could end the write-up there, but Jason isn't one for too much brevity, so I'll expand.
I stumbled onto this Angeleno talent a few years ago after seeing a video where he used his voice and ...
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7

Sounds like:
Kate Bush,
Sufjan Stevens
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Aug 9, 2015
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This is an interesting little track that's way out of my musical comfort zone.
For a time, Angel Deradoorian played bass and sung in Dirty Projectors. She's since gone on to forge a solo career, not to mention a number of collaborations, including a...
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8

Sounds like:
Laura Gibson,
Tiny Ruins,
House of Wolves
By
Tom-Viktor Stenmark
on
Jul 25, 2015
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Ethiopian-Finnish singer/songwriter Mirel Wagner debuted this track a few years back and has since then been signed by Sub Pop Records and gained international recognition -- quite the feat for an artist from the geographically awkward Finland. This ...
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