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Sounds like:
Blondfire,
Royal Teeth,
The Joy Formidable
By
Danielle Benedetti
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Mar 5, 2018
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As a girl with bangs, I was hesitant to listen to anything by a band called Kitten, lest a boy appear out of the ether and hit me with another, "Wow, you're just like Zooey Deschanel."
And then I remembered I write for a website called Indie Shuffl...
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By
Tobias Handke
on
Mar 3, 2018
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After seven years hiatus Liverpool's Ladytron return with the triumphant synth-pop banger "The Animals."
The track is the first release from the band's forthcoming new album created via Pledge Music, a Kickstart-like platform for musicians. This new...
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3

Sounds like:
Meteoros Bando,
Cineplexx
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Feb 18, 2018
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Brazilian Girls' new single, "Pirates" is a far jump from the sound their well-known for but doesn't lack creativity or refreshing innovation.
Brazilian Girls is one of my all-time favorite bands so to hear that they're finally releasing a new album...
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4

Sounds like:
The Bodeans,
Colin Meloy,
REM
By
Billy Swartzfager
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Jan 27, 2018
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This song, and perhaps the new album, will likely polarize longtime fans of the band.
"Severed" is not just different to any song I’ve ever heard by the Decemberists, its tempo, motives and the underlying current are totally out of left field. When ...
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5

Sounds like:
The Cure,
New Order,
Joy Division
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Nov 13, 2017
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Frankie Rose's evolving sound is standing the test of time.
Taking the leap to cover The Cure is a feat in and of itself. But Frankie Rose's fearless and innovative approach to "At Night" is drenched in pop sensibility while still honoring the style...
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6

Sounds like:
Jack Ladder,
Gang Of Youths,
The Horrors
By
Tobias Handke
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Nov 9, 2017
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Two years on from their critically acclaimed debut album In A Restless House, Melbourne's City Calm Down return with sweeping new single "In This Modern Land."
Driven forward by resplendent instrumentation and Jack Bourke's swelling vocals, "In This...
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7

Sounds like:
Wild Nothing,
Beach Fossils,
Youth Lagoon
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Oct 25, 2017
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Harmless' single, "Swing Lynn" is a lost gem within the indie pop universe.
Stumbling across this lost treasure was a pleasant surprise. It speaks volumes that this track has stood the test of time and with much praise across the digital music commu...
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8

Sounds like:
Talking Heads,
David Bowie,
The Modern Lovers
By
Tobias Handke
on
Oct 11, 2017
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"Just Like Me" is the addictive third release from The Fluids forthcoming debut album No Kidding!.
Another guitar based rocker, there's a touch of 80s new-wave to "Just Like Me," a song about unrequited love and how it feels to realize you are alone...
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