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Sounds like:
Dan Croll,
Andrew Bird,
Phoenix
By
Sam McLoughlin
on
May 22, 2014
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Frantic, optimistic, quirky, and entirely lovable, Kishi Bashi's sound on his sophomore album, Lighght, is all-around fantastic. I haven't heard much yet, so I defer to Gizmodo for their thoughts: "The new album reportedly pushes well beyon...
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2

Sounds like:
Bon Iver,
Sufjan Stevens,
Volcano Choir,
Junip
By
Tom Hay
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Mar 16, 2014
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Old bandmate Justin Vernon lends backing vocals to this latest offering from Sean Carey, ahead of the April 1 release of Carey's sophomore album, Range of Light."Crown the Pines" is an incredibly energetic flurry of sound, driven by rapid percussion ...
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3

By
Justin Lam
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Feb 14, 2014
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I believe this is the very first time that I have had to tag the electric violin in one of my posts, but this definitely won't be the last time. The Twoks is Xani Kolac and Mark Leahy, an electric violinist and drummer (respectively) from Melbourne w...
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4

Sounds like:
Death Cab for Cutie,
Stars,
Broken Social Scene,
Feist
By
Sam McLoughlin
on
Nov 24, 2013
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Every year, Vancouver's biggest indie rock radio station, The Peak, holds the province's biggest battle of the bands, a sprawling six month competition with various music career simulating competitions with fame, record deals, and over a hundred gra...
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5

Sounds like:
Andrew Bird,
Feist
By
Sam McLoughlin
on
Oct 24, 2013
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If you were able to attend Pickathon, a small music festival in the woods near Portland, you were lucky enough to witness a duet between Feist and Andrew Bird. If you didn't, you can imagine what it was like by listening to this track from Vancouver ...
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6

Sounds like:
Freelance Whales,
Vampire Weekend,
Local Natives,
Passion Pit
By
Bri Guy
on
Apr 16, 2013
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Ra Ra Riot's Beta Love LP, released on January 22, 2013, is one of my favorite albums of the year. If you can remember, we featured a flurry of their songs, including "Dance With Me," "Is It Too Much" and "When I Dream," in December 2012 and January ...
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7

Sounds like:
Sigur Ros,
Active Child,
Memoryhouse,
The Townhouses
By
Hugh McClure
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Dec 22, 2012
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Wintercoats, the solo project of Melbourne musician James Wallace, has been producing some of the most breathtaking ambient music in recent years. Recently signed to the growing Australian label Yes Please Records (Oliver Tank, Fishing, The Townhouse...
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8

Sounds like:
Sigur Ros,
Jonsi,
Mogwai,
Alpine,
the Middle East
By
Hugh McClure
on
Aug 28, 2012
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Brisbane six-piece Founds is an interesting group to see live; six seemingly diverse personalities combining to produce some truly breathtaking music. They're a reasonably young band, but are set to release their debut album Hadean (due out September...
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