West Coast songs | Indie Shuffle

Sounds like: Jenny Lewis, Margo Guryan, Tom Petty

“Played for Keeps" is the latest single from Noël Wells' full-length (and fittingly titled) album, It’s So Nice!The song - written in an afternoon whi...

courtship.

Tell Me Tell Me

Sounds like: joan, Foreign Air, Flor

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courtship. is an unsigned, independent duo from LA, whose previous singles – "Perfect People" and "Sunroof" – were used in Snapchat campaigns. Despi...

Pretty Sister

West Coast

Sounds like: Daniel Merriweather, Jordan Bratton, Sam Sparro

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"West Coast" is the third release of the year from Los Angles crooner Pretty Sister, and might just be his best yet. Instilling his music with a sens...

XL Middleton

Psychic (Egyptian Lover Remix)

Sounds like: Dam-Funk, Potatohead People, Tuxedo

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Funk is making a full-fledged revival. While many eyes and ears have been on Dam-Funk's dedication and Mayer Hawthorne's predilection to the genre, th...

Coast Modern

Hollow

Sounds like: Sir Sly, The Neighbourhood

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Los Angeles is a melting pot of bold, experimental indie electro music that has so much momentum it catapults itself into the music scene head first. ...

TDE (ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad & Kendrick Lamar)

2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher

Sounds like: Black Hippy, A$AP Rocky, Ab-Soul, Jay-Rock, Danny Brown

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The BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher is like Christmas for hip-hop fans. While everyone enjoys finding out the award results, it's the cyphers fans tune in f...

KYLE

Raining Love

Sounds like: Drake, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean

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KYLE is that dude. The young rapper/singer has been on his grind for some time and is still relatively unknown, especially out here on the East Coast....

Casey Veggies

Love=Hate, Ulterior Motives (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid)

Sounds like: Dom Kennedy, Rockie Fresh, Mac Miller, Joey Bada$$

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"I know a lot of things, most of which are gon' change, that comes just from growin' up learnin' love an hate is the same thing."Plato. Marcus Aureliu...

A Sol Mechanic

1992

Sounds like: Tavl, Chushi

Electronic ambient chillout chill instrumental hip-hop

I've made it a personal mission of mine to support A Sol Mechanic on Indie Shuffle. I think the producer is California-based, which would make him th...

Kendrick Lamar

Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe

Sounds like: Dr. Dre, Andre 3000, Nas, A$AP Rocky

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I don't care what Shyne has to say -- Kendrick Lamar's new album good kid, m.A.A.d city is all-around amazing. We recently covered "Poetic Justice," b...

Insightful

Scale It Back (Insightful Fondle)

Sounds like: Daedalus, Dabrye, Elliot Lipp, J Dilla

Electronic experimental chillwave electronic hip-hop instrumental hip-hop

This always happens. I attempt to blog about one track, and then fall in love with five more along the way. Insightful offers up a fine dose of hip-ho...

Kendrick Lamar

Ronald Reagan Era

Sounds like: Freestyle Fellowship, NWA, J. Cole

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Touted as one of the strongest new voices coming from the West Coast, Kendrick Lamar just recently dropped his anticipated street album Section .80. A...