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Hovvdy - Pretend
Hovvdy
Pretend
Sounds like: Frou Frou, Yo La Tengo, Dijon
I miss summer. The air was balmy; days were vibrant. A build-up of nostalgia washes over the first few weeks of autumn, and it’s then I start to liste...
Outrageous Cherry - Complicate Me
Outrageous Cherry
Complicate Me
Sounds like: Yo La Tengo, Guided By Voices, The Von Bondies,
The hangnails of '90s alternative can pull you into the underrated side of the genre, where Detroit’s Outrageous Cherry lived in a power pop spindle o...
Yo La Tengo - Green Arrow
Yo La Tengo
Green Arrow
Sounds like: Pavement, Galaxie 500, Guided by Voices
Soulmates Never Die - Kyss Kyss
Soulmates Never Die
Kyss Kyss
Sounds like: Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith
I can't get enough of the lovely lo-fi vibes of Leeds-based singer/songwriter Soulmates Never Die, otherwise known as Joshua McCarthy."Kyss Kyss," ta...
Wilco - Impossible Germany
Wilco
Impossible Germany
Sounds like: Andrew Bird, Jeff Tweedy, Voxtrot
I somehow stumbled upon Wilco's "Impossible Germany" this morning, and it couldn't have been a more appropriate song! There's something about it that'...
Yo La Tengo - Ohm
Yo La Tengo
Ohm
Sounds like: My Bloody Valentine, Built To Spill, Stereolab
Yo La Tengo are coming out with a strong contender for one of 2013's best indie rock albums with Fade. "Ohm" is the second single following last month...
Times New Viking - Sleep In
Times New Viking
Sleep In
Sounds like: Pavement, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Yo La Tengo
Times New Viking is pretty well known for their absolute affinity for lo-fi sounds on their albums, and this new one is no different. Although it has ...
Swimwear - Easy High
Swimwear
Easy High
Sounds like: Beach House, Yo La Tengo
Great find courtesy of the Electrorach blog, Swimwear Yeah is the side-project of Sydney-based Tim Derricourt (his other band is Dappled Cities, which...
Wilco - I Might
Wilco
I Might
Sounds like: My Morning Jacket, Spoon, M. Ward
Wilco just dropped a doozy of a new single. "I Might" is the newest track from their own label, dBpm, and the first single off their upcoming eighth L...
The Magnetic Fields
I Don't Want to Get Over You
Sounds like: The 6ths, Stephin Merritt, Future Bible Heroes
Despite all the grievances involved in breaking up (i.e. changing your relationship status on Facebook from "in a relationship" to "single" and having...
Röyksopp - Le Cantique de Noel
Röyksopp
Le Cantique de Noel
Sounds like: Robyn, Fever Ray, Air
I find trying to reconcile my music passions with holiday music is terribly difficult. Most Christmas music makes me cringe, unless you're talking Nat...
Valleys - Ordinary Dream
Valleys
Ordinary Dream
Sounds like: Beach House, Yo La Tengo
In a world chalk full of dream pop and experimental music, intimate musical enrichment can be hard to come by. Unfolding out of the depths of glitteri...