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Feist
Mushaboom

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folk acoustic folk-pop

What's so good?
By  |  October 25th, 2010

Flashing back to 2004: Feist relases the first single off Let iIt Die in November, featuring lyrics about a simple life in a small town (it was also featured in 500…keep reading →


The Builders and the Butchers
Salvation is a Deep Dark Well

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folk folk-rock acoustic

Sounds like: Murder by Death, My Morning Jacket, Langhorne Slim
By  |  October 20th, 2010

With devilish lyrics and dark melodies, Salvation is a Deep Dark Well (2009) is the perfect match to stormy weather. Alaska natives The Builders and the Butchers use horns and…keep reading →


Cat Power
The Greatest

Sounds like: Feist, CocoRosie
By  |  October 20th, 2010

This weekend, Cat Power will be playing a show at the Uptown Theater in California’s wine country. Chan Marshall of Cat Power didn’t really hit commercial success until her seventh…keep reading →


Sufjan Stevens
Age of Adz

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Electronic experimental synth-pop

Sounds like: Dirty Projectors, St. Vincent, Andrew Bird
By  |  October 18th, 2010

Brace yourselves, fellow Indie Shufflers, Sufjan Stevens has reinvented himself into a wizard. His new album, The Age of Adz, has proven that he has stepped — no, jumped —…keep reading →


Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

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folk acoustic soul

When the line-up for 2010 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival was first announced, I thought there had to be a joke somewhere, or hidden fee. Not even a donation? I simply…keep reading →


The Union Line
Live in San Francisco

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acoustic rock soul

Sounds like: Cold War Kids, Modest Mouse
By  |  October 3rd, 2010

While attending Local Natives at The Fillmore in San Francisco, I was surprised by their opener, The Union Line. After hearing their first few songs, my ears stuck straight up…keep reading →


Sufjan Stevens
All Delighted People

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folk folk-rock acoustic

Sounds like: Devandra Banhart, Vetiver
By  |  October 1st, 2010

Out of left field, Asthmatic Kitty Records announced the release of All Delighted People, a 60+ minute EP by the ever-so-prolific Sufjan Stevens, in a seemingly innocuous e-mail listserv newsletter.…keep reading →


The Tallest Man on Earth
Graceland

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folk indie acoustic

Sounds like: Iron & Wine, Bob Dylan, Neutral Milk Hotel
By  |  September 29th, 2010

I spent many family road trips listening to Paul Simon’s Graceland as I battled carsickness in the back of our Volvo station wagon. And while his famous 1986 album was…keep reading →



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