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Sounds like:
Nirvana,
My Bloody Valentine,
Smashing Pumpkins,
The Jesus and Mary Chain
By
Hugh McClure
on
Jun 9, 2012
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Sydney band the Laurels are one of my current favorites, and I'm impatiently awaiting the release of their album Plains (July 13). After bringing you my thoughts on the album's first single "Tidal Wave" last month, they're back with a new track, the...
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2

Sounds like:
Klaxons,
Interpol,
Joy Division,
The Wombats
By
Hugh McClure
on
Jun 2, 2012
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Nantes are a truly solid band. Solid sounds patronising, but it's not meant in that way at all. The Sydney-based group have gone about their work with little fanfare, but are swiftly becoming one of the most talked-about up-and-coming Australian band...
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3

Sounds like:
Calvin Harris,
Polaris at Noon,
Kaskade
By
Hugh McClure
on
May 23, 2012
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After a chance meeting at a party a few years back, Matthew Gill and Johnny Courtidis have been somewhat inseparable. Hailing from Sydney and Adelaide respectively, the two decided to take their show on the road, with Paris their port of call.Their t...
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4

Sounds like:
Ladyhawke,
Metric,
Little Boots
By
Hugh McClure
on
May 16, 2012
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Australian female pop music has been overshadowed in recent years by the New Zealand juggernauts of Kimbra and Ladyhawke. Australia however, has a (not so) secret weapon to rival the aforementioned sensations. After initially starting out in punk ban...
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5

Sounds like:
Nirvana,
My Bloody Valentine,
The Jesus and Mary Chain,
Ghostwood
By
Hugh McClure
on
May 10, 2012
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I didn't go through a grunge phase in my youth, but have come to appreciate the genre more and more. Along with fellow Sydney-based bands like Ghostwood (and to a lesser extent Deep Sea Arcade and the Kill City Creeps), The Laurels are a good example...
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6

Sounds like:
Bag Raiders,
Miami Horror,
Cut Copy,
Holy Ghost!
By
Hugh McClure
on
May 9, 2012
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I may have just set a record for listening to one song on repeat. I lost count around 14. The song in question is PANAMA's tropically infused "Magic." PANAMAis lead by Jarrah McCleary, formerly of the recently disbanded band The Dirty Secrets. Follo...
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7

Sounds like:
Foals,
Bombay Bicycle Club,
Sparkadia,
New Navy
By
Hugh McClure
on
May 8, 2012
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Made in Japan first caught our attention earlier in the year (despite forming in 2008) with the release of their brilliant debut LP, Sights and Sounds. The Sydney four-piece has been touring the album, and recently headed back to start work on new ma...
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8

Sounds like:
Tennis,
Summer Camp,
Beach House,
Memoryhouse
By
Hugh McClure
on
Apr 20, 2012
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Hello Vera make interesting music, a poignant hybrid of piano-pop and jazz. Having relocated to Sydney, Charmian Kingston and Jack Britten commenced proceedings as a duo in 2011. Kingston had toured extensively as a keyboardist in Australian pop-sens...
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