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By
Mikky George
on
Oct 2, 2022
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Oh, How The Garden GrowsAn earthy, pulsing track by Beatenberg and Msaki takes us on a journey to the most eclectic of gardens with the calmest stream.Beatenberg is no stranger to the calm vibes of a summer's day, ...
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Sounds like:
Phoebe Bridgers,
Lucy Dacus,
Sidney Gish
By
Mikky George
on
May 19, 2022
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Pastel Memories/Saturated WoundsGaze boils up the waters of old memories, tunes their instruments, and delivers shoegaze hindsight.Gaze originates from the coastal city of Cape Town and "Last Look" has an immediate...
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3

Sounds like:
San Cisco,
Magdalena Bay,
ALASKAALASKA
By
Forrest Hall
on
Apr 6, 2020
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I’m trying to figure out The World of Birds. This song feels on the cusp of mainstream music. Whether or not that’s true, this South African group has such great vibes! I love how happy “Wish You Were Here” feels -...
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4

Sounds like:
Oracles,
Orlando,
Brent Faiyaz
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Dec 18, 2017
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Give praise to the four leaf clover, whose story begins along the coastal hills of Ireland. Entrenched among swathes of other clovers, this one was no normal weed *smoke herb*.
As time passes, the clover remains amongst the three leafers. These are...
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5

Sounds like:
Azekel,
Run the Jewels
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Oct 24, 2017
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It has recently come to my attention that most people would react differently to meeting Kanye West. It could be any celebrity for that matter, let's just think of Mr. West as the purest control in this experiment.
It's hard to imagine yourself in t...
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6

Sounds like:
Amy Ayanda,
Andrew Applepie,
Cale Hawkins
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Sep 7, 2017
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Is there such a thing as too much good music? Today it seems there is as I'm already finishing my fourth review today, just before I step out to lunch.
Specifically though, in this song you'll hear a girl talking about peeing. Which I guess is bette...
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7

Sounds like:
Dave Pad,
Thibo Tazz,
Seb Wildblood
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Aug 2, 2017
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What's interesting about this track is that it comes from a producer who lives in the same city I do, Cape Town. Only recently has my focused shifted towards specifically digging for music from South Africa -- and then this happens.
Siphe Tebeka. Wh...
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Sounds like:
Spoek Mathambo,
Bongeziwe Mabandla,
Maalem Mahmoud Guinia
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jun 16, 2017
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Tracks with African roots have received extra attention from me recently. During a recent trip to Spain there was an instrumentalist from Morocco who genuinely snake charmed me, and now I want to impress you all in the same way.
No jokes though abou...
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