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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 21, 2010
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When I saw Pretty Lights play at Outside Lands, I was surprised at how similar he sounded to Emancipator. I literally shouted to Indie Shuffle's Taylor Fife that "This is just like Emancipator, but funkier!" Then this morning, I bumped into the song ...
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2

Sounds like:
Erykah Badu,
Sade
By
Nicole Cifani
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Sep 1, 2010
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It's rare to come across a talented and successful singer with mainstream appeal - let alone one who also happens to be entirely self-taught. Andreya Triana is just that. She's a singer/songwriter from Brighton with a soulful, hauntingly beautiful vo...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 14, 2010
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Featuring wonderfully musical and varying production, female and male vocals, and attention to song structure rarely found in hip-hop these days (as previously ranted about), this was the most pleasant of surprises. This song's also got another of th...
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4

Sounds like:
Thom Yorke,
Atoms for Peace,
Jonny Greenwood
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Aug 2, 2010
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This version gives the song an almost completely feel, gone are the strings and guitars, and in their place, eerie synths and drum machine beats. This song might as well say Portishead remix after, because that's exactly what it sounds like, that cre...
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5

Sounds like:
Animal Collective,
Shlomo,
Passion Pit,
Caribou,
Memoryhouse
By
Taylor Fife
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Jul 19, 2010
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The future of Bay Area record label Anticon records was looking grim earlier this year after a disappointing release from Josiah Wolf and a split with co-founder Sole. But the label's latest release by L.A. based electronic producer Baths has pulled ...
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6

Sounds like:
Notorious B.I.G vs. Aloe Blacc,
Hood Internet
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 4, 2010
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The epitome of fun times rhymes, J5 was perfect for chillin or partyin too, a great soundtrack for life. Very few hip hop groups are capable of creating such cohesion amongst such distinctly different MCs, but J5 did it, and they did it damn well. J5...
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7

By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 3, 2010
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A friend suggested I check out Emancipator's Soon It Will Be Cold Enough a few months back, but I put it on the back-burner until recently. While browsing my feeds, I came across a song from the album that really hit the spot. Emancipator or Douglas ...
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8

Sounds like:
Blue States,
Mozez,
Sylvia Striplin
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jun 13, 2010
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I was watching one of my favorite mockumentaries, The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down, when I heard a song by Zero 7. Just to let you know what's happened so far in the film, everyone is going home to crash after a night of drugs, partying and d...
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