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Sounds like:
Hot 8 Brass Band,
The Gene Dudley Group
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Mar 22, 2018
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This cover completes me. It almost makes me want to use internet language to describe how I feel, like:
I'm finished
I can't breathe
I'm screaming
Right now all of the above are ample descriptors of my state. Did this steel band really just f...
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2

Sounds like:
John Mayer,
Ben Howard,
Leon Bridges
By
Tobias Handke
on
Dec 9, 2017
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After gaining traction online Post Malone finally released "I Fall Apart" as a single a few months back and since then there have been a number of covers, with this on the best yet.
Rising 22-year-old Portland singer songwriter Corey Harper has take...
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3

Sounds like:
Andre 3000,
Hare Squead,
Masego
By
sean o
on
Jul 24, 2017
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There's something untouchable about OutKast's "Roses." First off, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is one of the best albums of the 21st century, hip-hop or otherwise. Secondly, I can't name one track, since its release in 2003, that encompasses the pure ...
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4

Sounds like:
Chet Faker,
Tom Smith,
Paul Banks
By
Tobias Handke
on
Nov 8, 2016
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London based singer Joseph J. Jones had me on board with his powerful single "Whisper To A Hurricane," and he's kept my interest with latest release, "Blood Lockdown."
Taking on Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" and "Blood On The Leaves," this unusual in...
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5

Sounds like:
Childish Gambino,
Vic Mensa,
The Social Experiment
By
Tobias Handke
on
Jul 29, 2016
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When a song is covered and the original artist remarks, it makes their "heart smile," you know you're doing something right, as is the case with MisterWives.
The New York act's interpretation of Chance The Rapper's "Same Drugs" is delightful, with l...
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6

Sounds like:
Purity Ring,
Polica,
Glasser
By
Tobias Handke
on
Apr 4, 2016
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I'm always a little suspect of hip-hop covers, so when I opened my email to find someone had taken on Kendrick Lamar's uplifting, "i," I was expecting the worst. Surprisingly, Los Angeles singer vōx has delivered the goods.
Along with producer Dylan...
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7

Sounds like:
Royal Headache,
Makthaverskan,
Savages
By
Tobias Handke
on
Jan 13, 2016
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When it comes to rock bands doing covers of hip-hop tracks, the hit rate isn't very high. That's all about to chance with Dilly Dally's take on Drake's "Know Yourself" that has to be heard to be believed.
Dilly Dally pay homage to one of Drizzy's mo...
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8

By
Tobias Handke
on
Jan 7, 2016
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If anyone thought Craig David was washed up, you've been sorely mistaken. The former teen heartthrob who helped push the UK grime scene on the masses in the early 00s has been slowly working his way back into the mainstream these past few years.
Wh...
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