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Sounds like:
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats ,
Shakey Graves,
Jason Isbell
By
Andra Ingram
on
Jun 6, 2018
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Soulful folk and an absolutely adorable mother and son duo, Madisen Ward and his mama Ruth Ward create the perfect team for writing and performing heartstring-tugging songs. The music video for their latest release, "Childhood Goodbye" doesn't give a...
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2

Sounds like:
The Band,
The Allman Brothers,
The Black Crowes,
The Lumineers
By
ahoglund
on
Jan 25, 2018
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Next month, Woodstock-based artists, The Weight Band, -- which consists of former members from The Band, Levon Helm Band and Rick Danko Group -- will release their first full-length studio album World Gone Mad. They are out with their first song “Com...
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3

Sounds like:
Lodger,
Bob Marley
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 12, 2017
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Oh. My. Goodness. This sounds sooooo good to my ears.
I can't find a whole lot of information about the original song. My instincts want me to believe that it's a really old song, but based on my Googling capabilities, it looks like it might not act...
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4

Sounds like:
Gizmo Varillas,
Paolo Nutini,
Jose Gonzalez
By
Dylan Heneck
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Apr 19, 2017
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This music is STOVE BONK. Actually, this music is so experimental that I'm trying out new FLANDERS, instead of conventional ones.
Bare with me though, this might not make much sense. NILUFER, or maybe some other type of genre might not fare so well ...
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5

Sounds like:
Nortec Collective,
Talking Heads,
By
Rhett Flowers
on
Jan 28, 2014
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Ibibio Sound Machine, fronted by British/Nigerian singer Eno Williams, just dropped this awesome single from their upcoming album on London's Soundway Records."Let's Dance" combines the best elements of disco, funk, electronic, and African music. I'm...
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6

Sounds like:
Bill Callahan,
Justin Vernon,
Those Darlins,
Dr. Dog
By
RSkotarczyk
on
Nov 13, 2013
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There is a very unique thing that happens here in Detroit the second Saturday of every month at a little place called Lo & Behold Records & Books. It's called Folk Blues Night, and it is an authentic presentation of roots and blues music...
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7

Sounds like:
Mos Def,
Talib Kweli
By
RSkotarczyk
on
Sep 26, 2013
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For the past few nights I've been diving into a lot of John Lee Hooker, so this Roots Manuva remix from Benji Boko comes at the perfect time.Another example of how merging a few musical worlds can turn out pretty great.Benji is UK based and currently...
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8

Sounds like:
Common,
John Legend & The Roots,
Mos Def
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jun 12, 2013
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Back when I started doing the Song of the Day series, we would quote other blogs rather than writing our own reviews. That changed after ~6 months, but it means that there's a whole back-catalog of amazing music on Indie Shuffle that just doesn't hav...
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