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Sounds like:
Bear Lake,
Zoey Van Goey,
Pomegranates
By
Hannah Levy
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Feb 3, 2011
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The banjo is a really incredible instrument. I think it automatically makes me like a song, although in the case of "Verb Noun" by Cincinnati trio The Seedy Seeds, it's more like the combination of a banjo with an upbeat, catchy tune and some great v...
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By
Hannah Levy
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Jan 21, 2011
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I feel like I was just talking about how Sweden's folk-pop crew I'm From Barcelona needs to get their shit together and record another album... and then I open my inbox today and voila! I get an email announcement saying that their newest album, Fore...
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3

By
Hannah Levy
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Jan 14, 2011
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Let's pretend that Alex Ebert (of Edward Sharpe fame) decided to make an album combining elements of folk with childlike whimsy, using hand clapping, clarinet blowing, and whistling to create some awesome toe-tappin' jams. Oh, wait. We don't have to ...
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4

Sounds like:
I'm From Barcelona,
Architecture in Helsinki,
Camera Obscura
By
Hannah Levy
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Jan 5, 2011
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The Best Party Ever from UK natives The Boy Least Likely To (Pete Hobbs and Jof Owen) is by no means a new album. I've been listening to it on and off for the past five years, reserving it for moments when I'm desperate for some pure indie pop goodne...
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5

Sounds like:
Super Furry Animals,
Cherry Ghost,
The Delays
By
James Curtis
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Dec 9, 2010
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Ahhh, The Bees. Isle of Wight's finest. They are the gem of a small, generally cold island off the English south coast (and a beautiful island it is, too). This album, Every Step's a Yes, is the follow up to Octopus, Free The Bees and Sunshine Hit Me...
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6

Sounds like:
Beach House,
Camera Obscura,
The Dirty Projectors
By
Devin Duckworth
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Dec 6, 2010
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The first time I heard White Hinterland, I distinctly remember sitting in front of my computer totally enveloped in the hypnotizing sounds; I was immediately hooked. Casey Dienel provides her listeners with a landscape of different inverted melodies ...
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7

Sounds like:
MGMT,
Tears for Fears,
Empire of the Sun
By
Hugh McClure
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Nov 22, 2010
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One of the new stars of the burgeoning Melbourne, Australia electro scene, Gypsy and the Cat are making waves worldwide with the release of their debut album, Gilgamesh. Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers began making music together in a garage just ove...
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8

Sounds like:
Cat Power,
Kings of Convenience,
Broken Social Scene
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 25, 2010
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Flashing back to 2004: Feist relases the first single off Let iIt Die in November, featuring lyrics about a simple life in a small town (it was also featured in 500 Days of Summer in 2009).Wonderfully upbeat acoustic, folk track by one of the best fe...
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