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Sounds like:
PJ Harvey,
The Velvet Underground,
The Kills
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 17, 2011
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The Merriweather Post Pavilion venue, in a word, rules. Being an easy sell, I had the chance to go there one year when a friend baited me with a free Incubus ticket. Why, upon arrival, I felt it necessary to keep bringing up Camp Anawanna from Salute...
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2

Sounds like:
Bob Dylan,
Neil Young,
The Strokes
By
Kimberly Manning
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Sep 24, 2011
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Vancouver rockers Sun Wizard, are no-frills when it comes to their vintage-inspired rock. Released September 20 on Light Organ Records, Positively 4th Avenue is their debut full-length album overflowing with summery tunes about life, drinking and lov...
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3

Sounds like:
Yes,
Black Lips,
Tame Impala
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Sep 21, 2011
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What's that I hear? Is that auto-tune? In a newly surfaced White Denim single? Why... why yes! It is! And it's splendid! White Denim has already acquired critical acclaim with the release of their album D, earlier this year. Now they've just released...
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4

Sounds like:
Smith Westerns,
Wavves,
The Strange Boys
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Aug 26, 2011
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What better album to close the summer with than Jacuzzi Boys Glazin'? It's set to drop on August 29, and you can bet we're excited. Hailing from Miami, Jacuzzi Boys will be embarking on a U.S. fall tour to promote their second album. I really couldn'...
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5

Sounds like:
Best Coast,
Young Prisms,
Sisters
By
Hannah Levy
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Aug 13, 2011
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When I'm in the mood for pop, I normally tend to gravitate toward clean, crisp sounding music. However, for Bare Wires, I am totally willing to make an exception. They have a way of making fuzzy garage punk listenable. The Oakland-based band just ann...
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6

Sounds like:
The Strokes,
The White Stripes
By
Dwayne
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Jun 14, 2011
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With a name that sounds like a contender to Rusko's position as the crown prince of dubstep, it's easy to get the wrong idea about Bass Drum of Death.Despite the misleading name, they are in fact more likely to be the heirs to the throne of The Strok...
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7

Sounds like:
The Buzzcocks,
The Libertines,
Liars
By
Lauren Sloss
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May 23, 2011
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Seriously, the Black Lips are everything I love about 1970s punk rock. Listening to them is like flashing back to high school, when The Buzzcocks and The Ramones ruled my discman (oh yes, remember those?). It's garage rock at its best.Black Lips' rhy...
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8

Sounds like:
Bare Wires,
Bad Sports,
The White Stripes
By
Joshua Mellin
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Apr 20, 2011
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Founded on 4/20 and named after an Airheads flavor, White Mystery are a band that sold me from the start. Miss Alex White shreds guitar with a raw ferocity as her younger brother Francis slams away on the drums, or whatever he's got nearby. They may ...
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