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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 17, 2009
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A trio of attractive girls! What more could you want? How about a trio of attractive girls playing some kick-ass music? Meet Magneta Lane. Hailing from Toronto, Lexi Valentine (vocals, guitar), French (bass), and Nadia King (drums) have stuck it out ...
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Sounds like:
Metric,
The Most Serene Republic,
My First Earthquake
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 5, 2009
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Quick, powerful, and sweet: this Toronto-threesome leaves me wanting to hear more and more. From the moment I first read that they were a classically-trained trio of Ottawa University students, I had a feeling that I'd be in for something of a treat....
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Sounds like:
Built to Spill,
Broken Social Scene,
Foals,
Pomegranates,
Pinback
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 25, 2009
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Have you ever turned on a song that you liked so much that you said, 'Jesus Christ, this band rocks!' before getting 20 seconds into the song? A song so good that as the music washed over your body, you felt the waves tingle down your spine? When a b...
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Sounds like:
Gobbledigook (Sigur Ros),
Most Serene Republic,
Caribou,
Ratatat
By
Jess Alatorre
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Aug 14, 2009
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I might be way behind the curve on this one but I was recently introduced to "The Octopus Project", a band who on my way to work makes me forget I'm going to a 9-5 and instead leads me to believe I'm starting some kind of great adventure. If the salt...
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Sounds like:
Guther,
Broken Social Scene,
Rubies,
Metric,
Blonde Redhead
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 9, 2009
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Another "Broken Social Scene" spin-off! It's really no surprise that the largest band in history continues to give fledgling Canadian artists an opportunity to boost their solo careers. Like her comrades Leslie Feist, Emily Haines and Amy Millan, "Re...
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6
Sounds like:
Frightened Rabbit,
Futureheads,
Bloc Party
By
camden andrews
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Aug 3, 2009
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"There's nothing particularly complex or erudite about These Four Walls. Instead, We Were Promised Jetpacks prefer to rely on things a little closer to hand and a little closer to home. While its emotions are often very raw and its lyrical disclosure...
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7
Sounds like:
Tilly and the Wall,
Flakes,
Metric,
Matt & Kim
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 27, 2009
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What's with San Francisco pumping out all these good bands? That's a rhetorical question, you say? Yeah, kinda. I've been really into the band "Flakes" lately, so there's no surprise that this group drew my attention upon first listen.When I first pl...
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Sounds like:
Spoon,
Flaming Lips,
Grandaddy,
Jack White,
Les Savy Fav
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 24, 2009
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Another varied LP! Just what I like to keep my attention. From track to track, you could easily be fooled into believing there was more than one band at work. While the lyrics are often melancholic, the music plays quite the opposite way, often picki...
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