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Sounds like:
Bon Iver,
Jónsi,
Ólafur Arnalds
By
Chris Carter
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Feb 14, 2014
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Only an Icelander could make a song about cold weather (among other things) sound warm and energetic. For Ãsgeir Trausti Einarsson, better known simply by his first name, creating invigorating music from such chilly motifs has become something of a...
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2

Sounds like:
Rhye,
Damien Rice,
William Fitzsimmons
By
Philip Friedman
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Jan 27, 2014
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Armed with his acoustic guitar, soulful voice, and a plethora of electronic gadgets including a drum machine, Dominic Wolf is poised to take over the world one pair of headphones at a time.As a singer-songwriter hailing from London, Wolf is getting s...
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3

Sounds like:
Bon Iver,
Matt Corby,
S.Carey
By
Hugh McClure
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Jan 20, 2014
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I'm always excited when Hayden Calnin releases new music, and the young artist hasn't let me down yet. His debut EP City dropped a couple of years back, and since then he's been widely critiqued as one of Australia's most promising talents. We enjoye...
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4

Sounds like:
Beach House,
Lykke Li
By
David Peter Simon
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Jan 20, 2014
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I'm impressed with this dream pop track from Berlin-based artist Sea Change (yes, named after the Beck track), aka Ellen A. W. Sunde. It features some lovely loop-based sounds sitting on top of gentle Norwegian vocal harmonies. It's said to be sort o...
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5

Sounds like:
Keaton Henson,
Purity Ring,
Vancouver Sleep Clinic
By
Marietta Longley
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Jan 15, 2014
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There is something almost religious about the utterly enthralling experience of listening to Mas Ysa, the moniker of nomadic composer Thomas Arsenault."Years," with its quivering vocals, perfectly placed minimalist keys, and faintly eerie strings, i...
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6

By
Christiana Bartolini
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Dec 16, 2013
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Kashka! It's fun to say and it's fun to listen to. Her latest single, "Prophet," is what I'm told falls into the "folktronica" genre.This electronic-heavy ballad comes fully loaded with a deep bass synth, drum machine, varying synth layers and loops,...
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7

Sounds like:
First Aid Kit,
Laura Marling,
Julia Stone
By
Tobias Handke
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Dec 15, 2013
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Traveller is a relatively new band hailing from country music capital Nashville. Describing their sound as "semi-depressing folk music," Traveller sounds like a mix of First Aid Kit and Laura Marling -- the lead female harmonies are absolutely stunni...
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8

Sounds like:
San Cisco,
The Jungle Giants
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 4, 2013
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Right now I'm sitting in an area of South Africa called The Wilderness. True to its name, there's an abundance of greenery and rivers; it's probably one of the most picturesque settings I've blogged from.Why am I here, you ask? Well, I've decided to ...
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