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Sounds like: Ben Folds, Diane Coffee, Rex Orange County

Jon Searles, the brains behind quirky baroque-pop project Jonathan Something, is a multi-instrumentalist based out of Brooklyn, Connecticut (the older...

Tim Fitz

Sour

Sounds like: Andrew Bird, Ben Folds, Jonathan Boulet

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Sydney's Tim Fitz is an artist I've followed for some time (followed is the key word here, given I've seen him perform a lot over the past few years)....

The Flaming Lips

She Don't Use Jelly

Sounds like: Ben Folds, Animal Collective, Tame Impala

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Today marks the Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Marathon. We're still getting over the best Bonnaroo ever and BLAM! It's already that time again.Not only...

Tim Fitz

Hospital

Sounds like: Ben Folds, Peter Bjorn and John, Jonathan Boulet

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Has Tim Fitz (age 23) been around long enough for me to call him an "old favorite"? It seems like a long time ago that I reviewed his first two EPs, T...

Eels

Living Life

Sounds like: E, Admiral Freebee, dEUS

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Fountains of Wayne

Hey Julie

Sounds like: Matthew Sweet, Jason Falkner, The Rentals

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Ben Folds

Still Fighting It

Sounds like: Guster, Ben Kweller

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The Weepies

World Spins Madly On

Sounds like: Deb Talan, Rosie Thomas, Joshua Radin

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MGMT

Kids (Lady Danville Cover)

Sounds like: The Management, Tame Impala, Pond

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As can often be the case with covers by obscure bands, this version of "Kids" was released by Lady Danville about seven months ago. Today, however, it...

Aqualung

Easier to Lie

Sounds like: Athlete, Thirteen Senses, The Perishers

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Tim Fitz

The Line

Sounds like: Ariel Pink, Jonathan Boulet, Ben Folds, Caitlin Park

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The brilliance of Sydney musician Tim Fitz first came to my attention earlier this year when he played at a friend's birthday. After doing some invest...

The Avett Brothers

I And Love And You

Sounds like: Ben Folds, Old Crow Medicine Show, Trampled by Turtles

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Tim Fitz

Hopelessman

Sounds like: Sufjan Stevens, Ariel Pink, Jonathan Boulet, Ben Folds

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Hailing from Sydney, Tim Fitz is the new age one-man band. A band would be happy to have the humble Mr. Fitz as their drummer, or on the keys, or as t...