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Sounds like:
Beach Fossils,
Real Estate,
Generationals
By
Melissa Arima
on
Dec 28, 2023
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It’s cloudy, windy, and freezing outside. Teeth chattering, I have no choice but to walk out into the cold, headphones on. Time to listen to some tunes that take me elsewhere, so I can stop myself from giving up an...
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2

Sounds like:
Hibou,
Launder,
Surf Rock is Dead
By
Jami Selikow
on
Oct 2, 2023
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To capture change is to capture what came before and what came after. A Beacon School's "Alone" is a song about the moment when one's luck changes.New York-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Patrick J. Smit...
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3

Sounds like:
Day Wave,
Japanese Breakfast,
Alvvays
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Aug 14, 2023
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Had I not had much context, I could have sworn this was a song released by Day Wave, save for one pretty substantial difference: Sea Lemon isn't a boy.The brain behind this song is Seattle-based Natalie Lew, and she's gearing up to release a new EP a...
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4

Sounds like:
Parcels,
Pond,
Washed Out
By
Elgin Nelson
on
Jul 15, 2023
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I should've known when I heard steel drums in the opening seconds that this was a special song. Also, the cover art for "Blue Crystal Water" is spectacular. It screams summer. But it's the simplicity of the chorus ...
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5

Sounds like:
Wild Nothing,
Vacations,
Beach Fossils
By
Elgin Nelson
on
Jul 12, 2023
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Ah, I have the case of Mondays once more. I dread that work will occupy most of my week as it does any other. However, there is a silver lining — just throw on some dream pop and get lost in your imagination.Yot Cl...
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6

Sounds like:
Beach Fossils,
Goth Babe,
Fruit Bats
By
Mikky George
on
May 24, 2023
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Celebrated NihilismLocal Natives deliver us a joyously self-destructive track that has us all feeling like we just don't care anymore, pour another round.It's a true testament to skill when a track holds a nihilist...
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7

Sounds like:
Turnover,
No Vacation,
Far Caspian
By
Elgin Nelson
on
Feb 16, 2023
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Okay... these two gentlemen based in Brooklyn, New York, are onto something. Heartbreak fits this group like a nestled glove that keeps you warm in winter.Their storytelling, while melancholic, is infectious. From ...
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8

Sounds like:
Hovvdy,
Good Morning,
Rilo Kylie,
The Pixies,
Sleater-kinney
By
Drew Holdaway
on
Feb 11, 2023
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While driving one afternoon I had the pleasure of stumbling across "Speeding 72" by Momma. This is from their third album, Household Name, which came out on July 1st, 2022. The trio consisting of Etta Friedman, All...
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