Southern and similar artists

Sounds like: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Alabama Shakes, Leon Bridges

"Apollo" was released as a teaser for St. Paul & The Broken Bones' new album coming out September 7! Alabama-based St. Paul & The Broken Bone...

Jazz Party

Mountain Goat

Sounds like: Tuba Skinny, Jack White, Fats Waller

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“Mountain Goat” is the intoxicating new release from Jazz Party, a high-energy ensemble based in Melbourne, Australia. And boy, do they start a jazz p...

John Mark McMillan

Wilderlove

Sounds like: The National, Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen

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Every now and then a song comes along that makes you sit up and take notice. This is one of those songs. In Wilderlove, the Carolina bred, new-school...

Valley Maker

Pretty Little Life Form

Sounds like: Fleet Foxes, The Middle East, Iron and Wine, Local Natives, The Tallest Man On Earth

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I can't help but share another Valley Maker track, after having fallen in love with their entire album over the past month or so. "Pretty Little Life...

Parquet Courts

Uncast Shadow of a Southern Myth

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John Mark McMillan

Love At The End

Sounds like: The National, Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen

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John Mark McMillan is a North Carolina-bred troubadour who sounds kind of like if The National played gospel tunes. He's famous in the churchgoing com...

2 Chainz Ft. Pharrell

Feds Watching

Sounds like: Wiz Khalifa, Meek Mill, Waka Flocka Flame

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I've got to be honest and let you know that I'm not a huge 2 Chainz fan. While he's great for a feature or a hook, his 2012 debut Based On A T.R.U. St...

Girls

Heartbreaker

Sounds like: Beach Boys, Spiritualized, Pulp, Best Coast

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Ladies and gentleman, Girls have done it again. They've whipped up another dose of pleasantly heartbreaking, incredibly relatable tunes for all of the...