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Sounds like:
The Weeknd,
Jai Paul,
Sampha
By
Hugh McClure
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Sep 20, 2013
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Before they'd been signed to Modular and declared the next big things, we featured Sydney trio Movement's debut single "Feel Real" mid-last year. Since then, the group have undergone a slight re-boot, enlisting the incredible vocals of Lewis Wade to ...
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2

Sounds like:
Metronomy,
Miike Snow,
Hot Chip
By
Hugh McClure
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Sep 4, 2013
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We featured Thief (formerly Thief Urban) over a year ago after he dropped a couple of stellar demos, including the outrageously smooth "Cold." Thief is the pop-slanted alter-ego of Sydney musician PJ Wolf (who we'v...
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3

Sounds like:
Purity Ring,
Grimes,
Phantogram
By
Hugh McClure
on
Aug 26, 2013
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There's been some controversy floating around Australia recently about our lack of support for female artists (read more here), but it hasn't done anything to slow the incredible female talent this nation houses. Melbourne songstress Gossling is one ...
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4

Sounds like:
The Beatles,
Pond,
The Bees
By
Hugh McClure
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Aug 22, 2013
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For a band with such a distinctly British sound, it made perfect sense that Sydney's Deep Sea Arcade would relocate there this past year to work on their second album. Their debut record Outlands featured among my favorite Australian albums from 2012...
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5

Sounds like:
Grizzly Bear,
Jeff Buckley,
Department of Eagles,
Daniel Rossen
By
Hugh McClure
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Aug 20, 2013
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Brooding, introspective musicians are nothing new, but they keep coming up with such incredible music. Not being a creative type myself, I don't understand that process of putting together a piece of music which really represents your emotional state...
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6

Sounds like:
Rage Against the Machine,
M.I.A.,
Blakroc
By
Hugh McClure
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Aug 17, 2013
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Reviewing Aussie hip-hop is not something I do very often, so when I do you'd be correct in assuming I was pretty impressed. Sydney all-girl band SHE REX's current single "Power" has been receiving its fair share of radio play over the past couple of...
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7

Sounds like:
Disclosure,
Jamie xx,
Bondax
By
Hugh McClure
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Aug 9, 2013
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It's Friday night and I'm feelin' alright. Okay, it's actually Friday morning (here), but Kilter's remix of Ben Pearce's 2012 club anthem "What I Might Do" is making me forget the time of day. The Sydney-based producer has had a busy start to the yea...
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8

Sounds like:
Friendly Fires,
Bag Raiders,
Van She
By
Hugh McClure
on
Jul 31, 2013
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It will come as no surprise to anyone who's followed my reviews over the years when I say that I have a pretty massive soft-spot for Sydney duo Olympic Ayres (Nathan Mifsud and Kamaliza Salamba). Aside from featuring a number of their singles on the ...
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