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Chad Valley: Ensoniq FunkUnited Kingdom’s Chad Valley is an upcoming group with sounds compared to Washed out, Neon Indian, and Million Young. The infusion of psychedelic and indie sounds is what makes Chad Valley so recognizable and hard to turn your ears away from. Lead singer Hugo Manuel really draws you in with his soothing and melodic voice, [...]
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She & Him : In The SunEver heard of Munchausen by Proxy? No? Well they’re only the best fictional band ever. Check out the world famous Jim Carrey in Yes Man and you’ll discover Zooey Deschanel proving her rock chops. Sure her pipes shone bright in Elf, but this actress turned dorky rock star teamed up with guitar maven Matt Ward [...]
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Girls : LauraStill reeling from Coachella weekend and nursing a cold to boot, we’re gonna keep things a little simple for this week. Formed in 2007, GIRLS are from San Francisco. They’re not girls. Mostly. The band has received critical acclaim from the New York Times and Pitchfork Media as well as numerous other print and digital [...]
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Low Sea : AlexThe unsigned duo known as Low Sea (currently based in Ireland) just released their album Las Olas in Feb of 2010 and there is definitely something to be said about their unique indie-psychedelic sound. They are relatively new on the scene but evidently have had no problem finding their own niche and their own distinct [...]
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Phoenix : Lisztomania (Classixx Version)Phoenix is a band that needs no introduction, the French group made up of Thomas Mars (vocals), Deck D’Arcy (bass), Christian Mazzalai (guitar) and Laurent Brancowitz (guitar) has pretty much been money since the release of their debut album ‘Untitled’ in 2000. Last year they won a deserving Grammy for there album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix [...]
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The Ruby Suns : CranberryThe Ruby Suns new single, ‘Cranberry’, from their upcoming album Fight Softly (scheduled to be released in March 2010) is definitely not your average piece of music. This modern composition is arranged to perfection and from beginning to end leaves you guessing as to what direction it may take. The Ruby Suns would be somewhat [...]
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The Radio Dept. : Heaven’s On FireThe Swedish indie-pop band that got their name from a gas-station-turned-radio-repair-shop called “Radioavdelningen” (The Radio Dept.) has until recently been somewhat under the radar. The band was formed back in 1995 but since then has undergone quite a bit of transformation and at times even haitus with band members coming and going. Originally founded by [...]
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Matt & Kim : DaylightMatt & Kim are an indie-dance-punk group from Brooklyn, NY with quite the interesting story. When Matt Johnson(keyboard/vocals) and Kim Schifino(drums/vocal) first met while taking classes at Pratt Institute in the early 2000’s, neither of them even played a musical instrument. They decided to form Matt & Kim in 2004 and only months after they [...]
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Dr. Dog : Shadow People“Shadow People” is the first release off of Dr. Dogs Shame, Shame. Their sixth studio album, and first since signing with ANTI- record label. “Shadow People” is a little more forward and pop friendly then other releases, which was to be expected. The band has described this album as, “…more song-serving arrangements, and maybe not [...]
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Caribou : OdessaDaniel Snaith’s group Caribou has a new album slated for release April 20th via Merge Records. “Odessa” is the first song off of the album and the only song being leaked pre-release. The track is an appealing combination of typical dance music elements merged with some sounds not so typical. I love a good banger [...]
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Hockey : Too Fake (RAC mix)The Remix Artist Collective (RAC) is an agency made up of international musician/remix artists devoted to the preservation of the art of remixing. Their unique re-interpretive style strives to stray from the technical and precise, soul lacking, “techno mix”, and delves into the original tracks emotional aesthetic giving new life to it by expanding on [...]
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The Generationals : When They Fight, They FightIt’s no wonder why when I first heard ‘When They Fight, They Fight’ by the Generationals I was perplexed as to what “generation” they were from. I was amazed to find that this duo made up of guitarists/songwriters, Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer was in fact not from the 50’s or the 60’s as I [...]