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Sounds like:
La Yellow,
Cinemaphonic
By
Joshua Mellin
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May 9, 2011
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Recorded over nearly five years in an entombed catacomb in the ancient city, Rome is an absolute tour de force that lives up to all the hype. Far and away the best album of the year to this point, Danger Mouse and Danielle Luppi, along with Jack Whit...
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2

Sounds like:
Mogwai,
Sigur Ros,
Do Make Say Think
By
michathomas
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Apr 29, 2011
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If you've never heard Explosions in the Sky, then you're in for a sonic treat and an aural, cinematic experience worthy of the band's chosen name. This instrumental band boasts enviable musical chops and a freeform approach to their albums and music ...
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3

Sounds like:
Max Richter,
Sylvain Chauveau,
Peter Broderick,
By
David Peter Simon
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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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4

Sounds like:
Snorri Helgason,
Borko,
Lockerbie
By
Michelle Luksh
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Dec 29, 2010
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It was love at first song.I must have been in an ambivalent mood that day - summoning my thoughts inside invisible marker lines - as I sat listening to Útidúr's (pronounced: ooh!-detour) "Grasping for Thoughts" on repeat.The lone piano welcomes us ...
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5

Sounds like:
A movie soundtrack,
Hans Zimmer,
Deadmau5
By
Alyssa Botts
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Dec 20, 2010
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I remember how pumped I was when I heard that Daft Punk would be doing the entire Tron: Legacy soundtrack for the highly-anticipated sequel of 1982's Tron, and even more so when the trailer gave me a sneak peak with the soundtrack's booming first pie...
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6

Sounds like:
Ellie Goulding,
Birdy
By
Hannah Levy
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Nov 22, 2010
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Covering a Radiohead song is pretty hit or miss -- an artist can either totally blunder the beauty that is Radiohead, or they can amplify and compliment the haunting quality of the music. With today's Song of the Day and the bonus track accompanying ...
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7

Sounds like:
Dirty Projectors,
St. Vincent,
Andrew Bird
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Nov 14, 2010
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On November 10, I made my way to the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia for an experience that would soon move me to a state of pure elation. It seemed as though Sufjan Stevens had a master plan of sorts, a way to hypnotize an entire theater by simply sha...
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8

Sounds like:
Sigur Ros,
Explosions In The Sky
By
Devin Duckworth
on
Nov 4, 2010
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It becomes standard knowledge that when dealing with an Icelandic band, you will never be able to actually pronounce their name, let alone any of their songs. This usual supposition holds true for Olafur Arnalds. The 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist...
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