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GUNAKADEIT - South
GUNAKADEIT - South
Sounds like: Dirty Projectors, tUnE-yArDs
By Jason Grishkoff on May 7, 2014 | What better way to introduce a new artist to the Indie Shuffle audience than by means of a premiere? Fortunately that's what we've got for you today... GUNAKADEIT (pronounced goo-naka-date) is a fresh, new, wordly-artist, with roots in the Caribbean... read more →
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Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Glare
Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Glare
Sounds like: Grizzly Bear, S. Carey, Devendra Banhart
By Tom Hay on May 7, 2014 | In honor of New Zealand Music Month, here’s a track from twenty-year-old bedroom freak-folk prodigy Daniel McBride. “Glare” begins with hypnotic guitar arpeggios looping over riffling percussions, but it’s the chorus that rea... read more →
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tUnE-yArDs - Water Fountain
tUnE-yArDs - Water Fountain
Sounds like: Tilly And The Wall, Dirty Projectors, Ava Luna
By Jason Grishkoff on Mar 18, 2014 | Let me make one thing quite clear: tUnE-yArDs is a very hard artist to get a good playlist going for on Indie Shuffle. Why? Because Merrill Garbus is mind-blowingly unique."Water Fountain" is the first official single off her upcoming album Nikki Nac... read more →
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Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy (Tica Douglas Cover)
Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy (Tica Douglas Cover)
Sounds like: Thao Nyugen, Kimya Dawson
By Christiana Bartolini on Feb 8, 2014 | Tica Douglas takes on the lovely "Two-Headed Boy" by Neutral Milk Hotel and puts her own soothing twist to a classic indie rock song.This stripped-down version is simple but encapsulating -- the double vocals take precedent over the lightly plucked e... read more →
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CocoRosie - Werewolf
CocoRosie - Werewolf
Sounds like: Dillon, The Knife, Lykke Li
By Annaliese Wysse Feininger on Jan 25, 2014 | From deep within the archives of my old external hard drive comes a beautiful and addictive, yet somehow temporarily forgotten, track: "Werewolf," by freak folk sister-duo CocoRosie.The experimental musical group, consisting of Bianca "Coco" and Sier... read more →
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Big Scary - Luck Now (Menomena Remix)
Big Scary - Luck Now (Menomena Remix)
Sounds like: Edward Sharpe, Timbre Timbre, The Antlers
By Jason Grishkoff on Oct 31, 2013 | Sometimes remixes improve on a melody. Other times they fortify a bassline or amplify percussion. Menomena's take on "Luck Now" does all of those things and so much more.The song comes as part of an upcoming EP titled Twin Rivers, to be released via ... read more →
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Dead Man's Bones - Lose Your Soul
Dead Man's Bones - Lose Your Soul
Sounds like: Edward Sharpe, Timbre Timbre, Woodkid
By Jason Grishkoff on Oct 31, 2013 | It's Halloween, so I figured I'd feature a spooky song courtesy of Dead Man's Bones (Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields). According to folklore, the two first met in Toronto way back in 2005 while dating sisters. They happened upon the subject of the Haun... read more →
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Foxtails Brigade - Little Person
Foxtails Brigade - Little Person
Sounds like: St. Vincent, Feist, Billie Holiday
By Christiana Bartolini on May 8, 2013 | I cannot express how excited I was to discover that Foxtails Brigade covered a Jon Brion song. Ever since the movie I Heart Huckabees, I've held a soft spot for Jon Brion (who composed the entire movie). Considering that Foxtails Brigade is one of my... read more →
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