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Sounds like:
NAO,
Kodie Shane
By
Elise Cobain
on
Jul 4, 2017
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I first heard this jam on a train journey–I'd cued up a bunch of tracks I'd seen kicking around and was delving into a long listening session. Pretty decent song, then a duff number, then this...
The (what I call) opening's bouncy bass is an instant...
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2

Sounds like:
Ofelia K,
Fiona Apple,
Melanie Martinez
By
Zach Eser
on
Jun 24, 2017
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Siobhan Sainte's track "Burn It Down" has a melodramatic edge and off-kilter sensibility that commands attention.
There's a power in secrecy. Pop icons like Fiona Apple have always existed in some aether that's masked and cloudy and newcomer Siobhan...
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3

Sounds like:
Dugong Jr.,
Tinashe,
AObeats
By
Zach Eser
on
May 24, 2017
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Sakima, continuing his virtuous mission to normalize LGBTQ narratives within the current frame of pop music, leaves an impression on the slow burn "I Used To Have An En Suit."
One of the tracks off his recent EP on Moving Castle, Facsimile, he coura...
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4

Sounds like:
The Weeknd,
Disclosure,
Ekali
By
Zach Eser
on
May 2, 2017
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A powerhouse cover of Drake's "Good Ones Go," Vanessa Elisha teams up with L.A.'s XXYYXX to generate a vibe that melds future R&B with crooning deliciousness.
Flipping the tune into something fresh and distinctive that actually expands on the or...
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5

Sounds like:
Beat Connection,
Clean Bandit,
Louis Futon
By
RSkotarczyk
on
Apr 23, 2017
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Chroma Bay have proven exactly what I knew from song one, these guys got it going on.
"Gravitational" is perfect pop, refined R&B; hits that groove, locks you in, and never lets you go. Like gravity, it's irresistible. Could be my favorite Chrom...
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6

Sounds like:
Oh Wonder,
Vallis Alps
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Apr 19, 2017
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Seattle-based Satori Blue got me right in the sweet spot with this debut single called "Empathy."
It starts out nice and slow with a sort of Oh Wonder vibe. From there it progresses into something akin to a trip-hop beat, and I gotta say that was th...
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7

Sounds like:
Mavi Phoenix,
Ama Lou,
Billie Eilish
By
RSkotarczyk
on
Apr 15, 2017
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This week has been a big week for Detroit music, namely for one band- Flint Eastwood. Last night was the record release party and, man, there were over 1,000 people packed in the historic setting that is The Fisher Building in Detroit's New Center di...
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8

Sounds like:
The Internet,
Kaytranada,
Karriem Riggins
By
Matthew Rightford
on
Apr 13, 2017
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NxWorries' latest, "Scared Money," comes with an effortlessly cool video, of course. It's directed by Calmatic and pays homage to the film Paid in Full, set in 1988. This project of Anderson .Paak and Knxledge has been churning out gem after gem in b...
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