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1

Sounds like:
Pavement,
Built to Spill,
Beabadoobee
By
Laurent Chavannes
on
Sep 29, 2023
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The risk of releasing a cover of a popular song and hearing the phrase “not as good as the original” is all too real for any artist who is daring enough. On Friday, September 22nd, Soccer Mommy’s Sophia Allison too...
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2

Sounds like:
Elliott Smith,
Bright Eyes,
Built To Spill
By
Stella Mazzaferro
on
Mar 9, 2020
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I'm very thankful that this track is in my presence considering Cal Wilson has no social media presence (that I know of) including music streaming apps outside of Bandcamp and Soundcloud.Hailing from Vancouver, Was...
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3

Sounds like:
Built To Spill,
The New Pornographers,
Broken Social Scene
By
Jonathan Schmitt
on
Apr 10, 2017
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I kind of wonder what they've been up to. After a single and EP in 2014, It Looks Sad. released a double sided single, Kaiju, almost two years ago. Since then it's been a sorrowful silence.
The tamer side of Kaiju, Nagoya, is a wailing, guitar heavy...
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4

Sounds like:
Weezer,
Built To Spill
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Feb 2, 2017
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It took me a little while to come around to this one by Connecticut-based Sweet William.
The song is excellently pulled together, and pretty much flawless in its execution. I think where I was having issues is that it's also quite a classic and safe...
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5

Sounds like:
Real Estate,
Built To Spill,
Neutral Milk Hotel
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Mar 15, 2016
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Why do these vocals sound so familiar? Is it Built To Spill? Something else? I'm having a hard time putting my finger on it...
None of that really matters, though. The important thing is that this music is pretty good on my ears, and it's nice to se...
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6

Sounds like:
Built To Spill,
Ugly Casanova
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Feb 17, 2015
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In case you had any doubt, Modest Mouse fuckin' rock. This track is so cool and authentically Modest Mouse that it, well...you'll just have to listen.
The band are gearing up to release Strangers To Ourselves, and in the run-up have already unveiled...
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7

Sounds like:
Ugly Casanova,
Built to Spill,
The Microphones
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Feb 3, 2015
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In case you somehow missed the memo, Modest Mouse are on the cusp of releasing a new album.
To date, we've heard two tracks: "Lampshades On Fire" and "Coyotes." Both showed a lot of promise, so the fact that this third single manages to keep the bal...
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8

Sounds like:
Ugly Casanova,
Built To Spill,
Broken Social Scene
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 20, 2015
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Well if this ain't good news, I don't know what is. The second new Modest Mouse track in less than a month? Hooray!
"Coyotes" is based on the real-life story of a coyote that managed to hitch a ride on Portland's light rail system in 2002 -- an even...
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