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SONGS THAT SOUND LIKE:
"Rive"
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Sounds like:
Broken Social Scene,
Okkervil River,
Ben Gibbard
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2
Sounds like:
Drive-By Truckers,
The Avett Brothers,
Justin Townes Earl
By
Lauren Sloss
on
Jun 28, 2011
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The first time I heard Before There Were Easy Riders, the debut album from the indie-country outfit The Broken Spoke, reactions were, to say the least, mixed. "UGH," explained one listener. "It was all going fine until that voice! The TWANG!"We all l...
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3

Sounds like:
The (International) Noise Conspiracy,
Gallows,
At the Drive-In
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Apr 12, 2011
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How do you make a track as strong and enthusiastic as Refused's "New Noise" even more intense? Well, let The Bloody Beetroots tear it apart, of course. This guy is frickin' nuts!Fronted by Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, The Bloody Beetroots is an Italian el...
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4

Sounds like:
At the Drive In,
Thrice,
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
By
michathomas
on
Feb 4, 2011
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Today is the time of the album. While this may certainly be arguable (what topic's not up for debate in music land these days?), I believe that the single is becoming a fattened and fallen royal, oblivious to the album striding in to regain the thron...
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5

Sounds like:
Broken Social Scene,
Okkervil River,
The Decemberists
By
lizbrown
on
Sep 30, 2010
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Consider how difficult it is to locate a light switch when you're looking for it in the dark. Now amplify that situation tenfold and imagine recording a full-length LP in an abandoned movie theater, without the use of any artificial lighting, during ...
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6

Sounds like:
At The Drive-In,
Fugazi,
Karl Marx-meets-hardcore
By
Bryan Mojica
on
Aug 4, 2010
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"Weighing in at 345 kilos, I present Sweden's undisputed rock and roll champions. You have never seen anything like it. I give you... REFUSED!" It's 1998, and the band answers the pseudo-ring announcer's call, taking to a makeshift stage in an uncomf...
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7

Sounds like:
Okkervil River,
Bonnie 'Prince' Billie,
The National
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 25, 2010
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Their formula is simple, but by starting with slow build-ups and bursting through into soaring, epic and emotionally powerful choruses, Shearwater has once again produced a gem of an album. Based out of Austin, Texas, Shearwater was formed by two ban...
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8

Sounds like:
At the Drive-In,
Get Up Kids,
Colour
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Nov 20, 2009
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Emocore! Okay, it isn't. But some of you might claim it to be borderline. I, however, would maintain that these guys bring a raw and exciting sound to an already well-travelled genre. And because that isn't the easiest thing to do, I feel as if this ...
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