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Sounds like:
Portishead,
Black Moth Super Rainbow,
Goldfrapp
By
Jami Selikow
on
Aug 28, 2024
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I heard a story once about a poet and her writing process. She'd sit quietly in her isolated hillside home, pen in hand, waiting for the poem. She'd feel the poem moving through the landscape, the earth trembling w...
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2

Sounds like:
Pinback,
Mr. Gnome,
Death Cab For Cutie
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Mar 27, 2018
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Cape Town-based Diamond Thug have a really unique female vocalist. I won't say her voice is the sole reason this band captivates me -- but it's something I've heard referenced to as both an asset and a downfall.
Fortunately the band seem to be provi...
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3

Sounds like:
Morgan Saint,
Nite Jewel,
Valentina
By
RSkotarczyk
on
Feb 12, 2018
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"Chew you up, you're tired," the lyrics of the chorus lie there, cryptic, stubborn, haunting. Undulating like a newly born; all alien and drenched in ethereal stench.
That's what "Choo Choo" sounds like to me. "Choo Choo" referring to how toxic rel...
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4

By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jul 19, 2016
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Kommetjie. Can you pronounce that word? Chances are if you're South African, the answer is yes. And maybe if you're Dutch, the answer's also yes. For the rest of y'all, chances are no. And so, I'll clue you in: Kawma-key.
Unsurprisingly, this song w...
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5

Sounds like:
Mazzy Star,
Mr. Gnome,
Warpaint
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Feb 26, 2016
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It's been quite a while since I first stumbled upon Diamond Thug (October of 2014, to be precise). The Cape Town-based band have been busy at it since then, though it wasn't until "Mind's Eye" landed in my SubmitHub queue that they were able to convi...
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6

Sounds like:
London Grammar,
Emma Louise
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 21, 2016
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I seem to have a thing for Gothenburg bands as of late (just yesterday I shared a song by Ben Phipps). Case in point: Wildheart, who managed to -- you guessed it -- win my heart.
"Fantasy" is an intricate, slow-building ballad that grows and grows w...
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7

Sounds like:
Pollyn,
Diamond Thug,
Mr Gnome
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Dec 22, 2015
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Sometimes simple is best, and in this case Doprah have managed to win me over with an uncomplicated but beautiful song called "Lucid Visions."
The single is the first off their upcoming album Wasting, though it certainly doesn't mark the New Zealand...
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8

By
Hugh McClure
on
Aug 6, 2015
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I often find myself comparing one artist's music with another, and with Jaala I have had more trouble than usual. That said, once you listen to the Melbourne band's latest single I'm sure you and I will come to an agreement that whatever it sounds li...
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