Band: Deerhunter
From: Atlanta, GA
Sound: Left-field pop…smoldering, noisy, uncompromising and ever-evolving
Similar Artists: Sonic Youth, Liars, My Bloody Valentine, Velvet Underground
Listen Now: “Nothing Ever Happened”
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Band: Jean on Jean
From: Brooklyn, NY
Sound: lo-fi chamber pop; or, a folk-rock orchestra for the melancholic
Similar Artists: Judee Sill, Kristin Hersh, The Shangri-Las, Beat Happening, Colin Blunstone
Listen Now: “Tonight”
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Band: Starfucker
From: Portland, OR
Sound: Disarmingly upbeat and catchy electro-pop pummeled home with dual drumsets and layers upon layer of entrancing loops and samples.
Similar Artists: MGMT, Ratatat, Of Montreal, Air
Listen Now: “German Love”
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Band: Jenny Dalton
From: Minneapolis, MN
Sound: haunting, ethereal, literate, and nostalgic pop rock
Similar Artists: Kristin Hersh, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Natalie Merchant
Listen Now: “Married to the Sea”
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Band: Women
From: Alberta, Canada
Sound: Warm and pulsing lo-fi goodness from a cold basement in Calgary.
Similar Artists: Clinic, Velvet Underground, Animal Collective, the Zombies
Listen Now: “Black Rice”
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Band: Bel Air
From: Brooklyn, NY
Sound: sparse and melodic, rooted in folk, country, and rock but not fully defined by any one category of American music
Similar Artists: Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Jenny Lewis, Wilco, The Band
Listen Now: “Looking Up”
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Band: Love As Laughter
From: Brooklyn, NY
Sound: Raucous, joyous slabs of Americana told through the guileless filter of rock and roll
Similar Artists: Built to Spill, Superchunk, Modest Mouse, The Replacements, Sam Champion
Listen Now: “Crosseyed Beautiful Youngunz”
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Band: The Fab Faux
From: New York, NY
Sound: everything from Please Please Me (and before) to Let It Be (and after); literally EVERYTHING
Similar Artists: The Bootleg Beatles, AC/DShe, Mini Kiss, Lez Zeppelin, The Machine, Dark Star Orchestra
Listen Now: “Strawberry Fields Forever” (live at Radio City Music Hall)
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Band: Sister Suvi
From: “Montoronto,” Canada
Sound: Plucked, strummed and assaulted strings, Medieval vocal rounds stamped with barbershop harmonies and the sludge of 70s glam howls, all cauterized into beautifully meandering sonic roadmaps.
Similar Artists: Oneida, Deerhoof, Bombadil, Pixies, Can
Listen Now: “Lightning Train”
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Band: Sam Champion
From: New York, NY
Sound: A perfect bullseye of classic rock songwriting, muscular riffs and unbridled energy.
Similar Artists: Tom Petty, The Replacements, Pavement, Built To Spill, The Kinks
Listen Now: “Be Mine Everyone”
