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Sounds like:
Koreless,
Oneohtrix Point Never
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Nov 17, 2016
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The song isn't very long, so I'm going to make the review very short.
The End.
That's actually pretty rude. ELPHNT is a cool guy based here in Cape Town, which means I might bump into him on the streets so I should try flesh this one out a bit.
Th...
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2

Sounds like:
DYAN,
busy,
Chet Faker
By
Almond Ivan
on
Oct 23, 2016
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London based Colouring returns with a new original just a few weeks after their cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."
Their new track delivers the same dreamy essence that we've grown accustomed to, and has even more replay val...
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3

Sounds like:
NVDES,
Heavenly Beat,
Vacationer
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Oct 20, 2016
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The Cairos' "Love Don't Feel Right" is a downtempo synth-pop gem about angsty relatable heartbreak.
The layers of electronic effects intertwine as the echoing vocals bring an ethereal touch to an otherwise industrial sound. The effected acoustic gui...
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4

Sounds like:
Carly Rae Jepsen,
Demi Lovato,
Jessie Ware
By
Zach Eser
on
Sep 30, 2016
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Pop music is intended to be made for the masses, those who have become invested in structure: two to three verses, a chorus, and a bridge, four chords, and masterful, clean mixing. Very few artists manage to take this structure and improve upon it wi...
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5

Sounds like:
M83,
Tyler Lyle,
Sunglasses Kid
By
Cassie Morien
on
Aug 21, 2016
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Earlier this year I covered Tyler Lyle’s “Lost & Found” Midnight remix, which is a fantastic track and worth your time. But The Midnight deserves its own entry, especially after their glimmering new album, Endless Summer, dropped earlier this mon...
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6

Sounds like:
Boards of Canada,
Arca,
Tycho
By
Cassie Morien
on
Aug 21, 2016
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While touring the world these past few of years, Alt-J’s drummer Thom Sonny Green has been steadily working on songs of his own. Creating new music while moving across continents provided an outlet for Green’s stress and anxiety.
On Friday, Green de...
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7

Sounds like:
Tove Lo,
Ellie Goulding,
Haim
By
Cyrus Pavel
on
Aug 2, 2016
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I should have shouted out this song when I first got it, but life got the better of me, and staying-in-the-moment kept me busy.
"Summer Never Ends" is the jam of the summer. In fact, this could be the jam for any summer.
It's retro 80's style voc...
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8

Sounds like:
Washed Out,
Classixx,
Body Language,
Goldroom
By
Peter Andrews
on
Jul 22, 2016
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And they're back! It's great to see Poolside bringing new music to the public again, it's been too long. Although they have released a brilliant mixtape with several singles from it as of late, this brand spankin' new track couldn't have come at a be...
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