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Sounds like:
Fiery Furnances,
The Walkmen
By
Jen Verzosa
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Aug 25, 2010
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Stabbings, diarrhea, and zombies. These are the makings of a lyrically bizarre yet beautifully melodic 22-minute EP by Volunteer Pioneer. By way of the Golden Gate Bridge, Volunteer Pioneer is a folk-pop trio made up of Kyle Williams (guitar/vocals),...
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2

Sounds like:
Bebel Gilberto,
Ceu,
Ottmar Liebert,
Devendra Banhart
By
Tony Smith
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Aug 13, 2010
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Though taking an autumn stroll down a cobblestone lane in old world Europe may have been Cibelle Cavalli's inspiration for the song "London London" on her genre-bending album The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves, the song takes on a much larger life in...
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3

Sounds like:
Animal Collective,
Shlomo,
Passion Pit,
Caribou,
Memoryhouse
By
Taylor Fife
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Jul 19, 2010
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The future of Bay Area record label Anticon records was looking grim earlier this year after a disappointing release from Josiah Wolf and a split with co-founder Sole. But the label's latest release by L.A. based electronic producer Baths has pulled ...
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4

Sounds like:
Zammuto,
Dosh,
Dan Deacon
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
May 23, 2010
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"Cello Song" was originally recorded by the late, great Nick Drake in 1969 for his album Five Leaves Left. In 2009 The Books, an synth-cello band (yep, synth-cello), and Jose Gonzalez, a Singer-Songwriter cover that song for an compilation album, Dar...
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5

Sounds like:
The Whitest Boy Alive,
Erlend Øye,
Feist
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Apr 12, 2010
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A few months after releasing their debut, Øye and Bøe compiled a remix album, Versus, with new versions of almost all the songs on Quiet Is The New Loud. The remixes, courtesy of artists such as Ladytron, Four Tet and Röyksopp, manage to almost be...
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6

Sounds like:
The Books,
Foxes in Fiction,
American Analog Set
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Mar 25, 2010
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Some albums are musical Advil to me. Literally. I listen to them when I feel a headache brewing behind my eyes. The best headache defense albums are ones that push a fair amount of repetition but introduce enough modulation to keep things interesting...
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7

Sounds like:
Caribou,
Emancipator
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 19, 2010
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Like English compatriots Bonobo and Caribou, Bibio has developed his own electronica style that is at once warm, funky, and full of all things experimental. Following a few releases that embodied a folk/field recording blend, Stephen Wilkinson signed...
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8
Sounds like:
Chance Waters,
Ball Park Music,
Bluejuice
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 12, 2010
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Every now and then a new artist comes along that blows me away. Cosmo Jarvis is fresh, new and diverse. He structures songs with a lyrical genius; at times angst-ridden at others tongue-in-cheek. The debut album is split into two halves, as Cosmo exp...
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