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By
Hannah Levy
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Aug 31, 2011
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I can't believe it's been 6 months since I last wrote about Family of the Year. Since then, they've been hard at work - coming off a tour and recording a new EP that's slated for release on September 27."St. Croix," the single off their new EP, is wa...
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2

Sounds like:
Cat Power,
Kings of Convenience,
Broken Social Scene
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 12, 2011
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My Friday morning just got a whole lot better now that there's an official new single off Feist's upcoming album Metals. "How Come You Never Go There" has a dreamy feel through the first two minutes that leaves me pretty darn chilled out -- even as I...
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By
Lauren Sloss
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Jul 9, 2011
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I know I can always count on the Fruit Bats for fun approaches to folk rock. I'm especially looking forward to their upcoming LP, Tripper, which drops this August on Sub Pop.My anticipation for this album has been steadily growing as I listen to "WAC...
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4

Sounds like:
Damien Rice,
Death Cab for Cutie
By
Kimberly Manning
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Jun 9, 2011
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Folk singer/songwriter Samuel Beam, better known as Iron & Wine, played to a packed house at Chicago's Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park earlier this week for their biggest headliner of the Free Music Monday series.Mobs, and I mean mobs, of pe...
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5

Sounds like:
Cat Power,
Kings of Convenience,
Broken Social Scene
By
Jason Grishkoff
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May 23, 2011
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At first glance, Britt Daniel's name may not ring a bell. But I bet the band he sings for does, so I'll give you a hint: it's something you eat soup with.That's right, he's the frontman of Spoon! Back in early 2008 he released this gem of a remix, ad...
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6

Sounds like:
Jonathan Boulet,
Band of Horses,
Fleet Foxes,
Ernest Ellis
By
Hugh McClure
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May 19, 2011
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Basements. Why does so much great music get made in them? If I was making music, I wouldn't want to be making it next to cleaning products and old electronic goods. sleepyhands, a Sydney seven-piece, makes music so beautiful that it sounds as if it m...
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7

Sounds like:
The Tallest Man On Earth,
Iron and Wine,
Mumford and Sons,
Fleet Foxes
By
Elizabeth Walker
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Mar 14, 2011
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The Cave Singers dropped their third release last month, No Witch. Starting off with their hallmark feel-good, folksy sound, frontman Pete Quirk's sandy voice floats about "Gifts and the Raft" with slow guitar melodies and harmonizing vocals. Quickly...
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8

By
Hannah Levy
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Jan 14, 2011
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Let's pretend that Alex Ebert (of Edward Sharpe fame) decided to make an album combining elements of folk with childlike whimsy, using hand clapping, clarinet blowing, and whistling to create some awesome toe-tappin' jams. Oh, wait. We don't have to ...
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