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Sounds like:
Slowdive,
Cocteau Twins
By
michathomas
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Mar 2, 2011
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Now that YouTube has turned bands with heretofore lukewarm responses into online video superstars, perhaps its time for a new platform to send artists into the interweb stratosphere. We are, mind you, dealing in the medium that can topple an entire g...
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2

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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3

Sounds like:
Junior Boys,
Caribou,
Maps
By
Elizabeth Walker
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Feb 15, 2011
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"One look at you, and heaven's on fire." With such bona fide lyrics as these, it's no wonder The Radio Department's still on fire. The singles compilation Passive Aggressive released last month is a definite musical triumph, yet comes with surprising...
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4

Sounds like:
The Cranberries,
Best Coast
By
tward
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Feb 11, 2011
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Being a product of the nineties has had tremendous impact on my life, musically speaking. So the fact that Asobi Seksu reminds me of one of my most beloved bands from that decade (ahem, The Cranberries) just adds to their splendor and retrospective s...
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5

Sounds like:
Girls,
Smith Westerns,
Surfer Blood
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Feb 9, 2011
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Meet Catwalk. They will probably tear the rug from right under you. It's dancey, it's ethereal, it's poppy, it's lo-fi classic. One By Words is the quintessential "get ready for spring" teaser EP. The catchy bass and upbeat drums make for an undeniab...
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6

By
Kimberly Manning
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Feb 8, 2011
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Canada's electro-pop quartet Young Galaxy use synth beats and 80s vocals to produce their newest effort, Shapeshifting, from Paper Bag Records out February 8. Using unconventional instruments like the steel drum in "Cover Your Tracks," the band crea...
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7

Sounds like:
Eternal Summer,
White Fang,
Sun Airway
By
Kimberly Manning
on
Feb 1, 2011
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San Francisco natives Young Prisms recently released their full-length debut Friends for Now, chock full of gazy rhythms, overlapping beats, and unproduced, gritty instrumentals. Using airy vocals as a background instrument, Young Prisms successfully...
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8

Sounds like:
My Bloody Valentine,
Longwave,
Sebadoh,
Low,
By
Jessica Deeken
on
Jan 19, 2011
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In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm a fan of SAYS first, a friend second. Although their first EP is just making its way into the world, they've already shared a bill with keyboardist Ikey Owens of the Mars Volta - it should be no surprise that SAY...
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