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Sounds like:
Youth Lagoon,
The Books
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 30, 2012
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And the award for the best sounding band name / track title combo of the year hands down goes to Ewok Fur. Frankly, I didn't even care what the song sounded like before listening -- I knew we were in for a winner.As best I can garner, the band is a G...
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2

Sounds like:
Gong,
Captain Beefheart,
AfriRAMPO,
Skullflower
By
David Peter Simon
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Nov 22, 2011
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The recent Acid Mothers Temple show I attended was like nothing I've ever seen or heard before. For starters, it felt like we were transported back in time the second we walked into the venue, with characters that looked like something straight out o...
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3

Sounds like:
Animal Collective,
Queen
By
Elizabeth Walker
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Oct 29, 2011
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I'm very possibly coming late on the Wise Blood scene, but I'm content with being there at all. Following music so closely is exciting, but many times new artists sounds like shades of musician past, notes blurring together. Wise Blood is the most e...
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4
Sounds like:
Liars,
Los Campesinos!
By
Lauren Sloss
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Aug 22, 2011
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Good noise-rock can be hard to come by. Perhaps because of its raw nature, it's become something of a go-to for bands looking to get loud, without much consideration to the musical skill underneath the fuzz of their guitars. Thankfully, there are ban...
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5

Sounds like:
Woods,
Kurt Vile,
Pill Wonder,
Eat Skull
By
David Peter Simon
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Aug 21, 2011
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Finally, after two years since the release of Monster Head Room back in 09, Ganglians has returned with a double LP cleverly titled Still Living. Let's start out with the painfully obvious: this album sounds like The Beach Boys and Animal Collective'...
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6

Sounds like:
Max Richter,
Sylvain Chauveau,
Peter Broderick,
By
David Peter Simon
on
Apr 21, 2011
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Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann), perfectly described by NPR as "exquisite, disarming and hypnotic," is a contemporary musician who performs clasically-inspired pieces on the prepared piano. Think gaffer tape, aluminimum foil, bottle tops, ping-pong ...
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7

Sounds like:
The Fall,
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
By
Kimberly Manning
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Feb 28, 2011
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Dan Melchior's dirty, gritty instrumentals and crackled, echoing vocals are strung along throughout the entirety of his newest release, Assemblage Blues from Siltbreeze.The mash-up of garage rock and blues is interesting, but fuses together in a stra...
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8

Sounds like:
Sonic Youth,
My Bloody Valentine,
The Pixies,
Yuck
By
Max Jacobs
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Feb 18, 2011
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On the eve of recording this first full-length album, Norweigan band the Megaphonic Thrift lost all of their instruments in a fire. I'm not sure how most other rock bands would have reacted; maybe they'd go into a drunken blackout for a month, run of...
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