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Sounds like:
Bloc Party,
Battles,
LCD Soundsystem,
Klaxons
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 9, 2009
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Be warned: this isn't the newest, cutting-edge music. It is, however, some of the best. I haven't written about Foals on Indie Shuffle yet, but I can say that hands down, this is easily one of my top three favorite albums to have come out of 2008. No...
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2
Sounds like:
Spoon,
Phoenix,
Wilco,
The Walkmen,
The Dodos
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 9, 2009
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I've mentioned my "wave theory" on new music before (see Memory Tapes), which estimates that roughly every two weeks I find an album that stands above the rest. While my timing may have been off (it has been more than a month), I believe I have once...
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3
Sounds like:
Peter Bjorn and John,
Wilco,
The Flaming Lips
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 28, 2009
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With their second attempt at stardom, The Elephants have produced a glowing, peachy and melodic nine-track album that should do well to keep you entertained for about three-quarters of an hour. Based out of Copenhagen, the band is fronted by the drea...
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4
Sounds like:
The Strokes,
The White Stripes,
Wilco,
Memory Tapes
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 27, 2009
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Phrazes for the Young is a new album from Julian Casablancas, lead singer of The Strokes. I think many people will enjoy the fact that his side project evokes memories of First Impressions of Earth. "Hooray!" they'll think. "Something new from The St...
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5
By
Jess Alatorre
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Oct 20, 2009
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This is punchy, sometimes soft and haunting, other times edgy and choral driven, and always beautiful. Port O'Brien's last album, All We Could Do Was Sing, was already high on my list of 2008 albums. Their sophomore studio album is living up to my ex...
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6
By
Jess Alatorre
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Oct 14, 2009
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Land of Talk put out perfect indie rock. The gritty vocals of lead singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell compliment the carefully thought out drums and bass. Front woman, Powell, has toured with Broken Social Scene, as part of the ever-changing music...
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7
Sounds like:
The xx,
Metric,
Post War Years
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 3, 2009
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Long distance relationships don't often work that well, and there was no exception for the duo of Magic Wands. Chris and Dexy Valentine (aliases) began collaborating after meeting through the Myspace music network. It didn't take long, however, for D...
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8
Sounds like:
The Unicorns,
Of Montreal
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 20, 2009
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Nick Diamonds gained fame as half of The Unicorns, a popular group that pumped out simple, catchy and particularly goofy songs. They were onto something golden, but it all fell apart in the mid-2000s. Fortunately for Diamonds, he'd made enough of a s...
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