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London, United KingdomSimian Mobile Disco and the Obsessive Approach
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Simian Mobile Disco and the Obsessive Approach

May 15, 2012
Simian Mobile Disco is among the most ubiquitous names in electronic music. You'd be hard-pressed find a credible dance lineup somewhere in the world without this duo's name in lights. Yet, you're not...
London, United KingdomPunks Jump Up Has The UK Seeing Neon
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Punks Jump Up Has The UK Seeing Neon

May 15, 2012
Who They Are: Punks Jump Up, or Joe and David Where  They're From: England and Sweden, Based in London Genre: Neon Dance Funk Rock Pop Goodness When They Started: 2004 Most Similar: The Rapture, Parliament, occasionally Justice The Sound:...
Norfolk, United StatesKishi Bashi’s Angelic One-Man Opera-Rap
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Kishi Bashi's Angelic One-Man Opera-Rap

May 14, 2012
Over the course of these early milleni-teens, I've seen a long line of artists doing that "alone, singing up there with loops and laptop" thing. And to be totally, totally honest, they haven't been great. But if I may make a grand statement here: I...
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Minneapolis, United StatesA Whisper In The Noise — “Your Hand”
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A Whisper In The Noise -- "Your Hand"

A Whisper in the Noise, Minnesota-based art rockers, delivers a single as delicate as their name. “Your Hand” is a gracefully composed song illustrated with simple, elegant winter-white Minneapolis farmland imagery. The wind chill is tangible with wispy...
Stockholm, SwedenAne Brun — “Do You Remember”
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Ane Brun -- "Do You Remember"

Ane Brun, an indie folkstress, remembers the sweet moments of a spoiled milk relationship. “Do You Remember” examines a relationship in retrospect using a fun, whimsical and slightly shadowy dream sequence. Ballet dancers, balloons, band members and...
Cleveland, United StatesCloud Nothings — “Stay Useless”
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Cloud Nothings -- "Stay Useless"

The lazy days of summer would be incomplete without an anthem, no? Cloud Nothings, a Cleveland punk indie band, vows to “Stay Useless” from now on. Slacking has never been so creatively depicted! An animated young outcast uses the power of his...
Kimbra/Mark Foster/A-Trak — “Warrior”
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Kimbra/Mark Foster/A-Trak -- "Warrior"

Do you smeeelll what indie pop is cooking? “Warrior” is a fun single chockfull of the genre’s heavyweights. In one corner stands Kimbra, the cute and quirky rising star from New Zealand. Next to her is Mark Foster of Foster the People who lends his...
Essex, United KingdomGemma Ray — “Rescue Me”
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Gemma Ray -- "Rescue Me"

Good golly, Gemma Ray. The UK-bred and Berlin-based songstress drifts into the lofty land of 50s advertisement with “Rescue Me.” She sings technicolor-tinged blues of lost love in an animated, retro supermarket. With her melodramatic pop stanzas and...
Glasgow, United KingdomAdmiral Fallow — “The Paper Trench”
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Admiral Fallow -- "The Paper Trench"

The Ents are alive with the sound of chamber pop! “The Paper Trench,” a single from Scottish five piece Admiral Fallow, is full of rolling guitar chords and bright, chirpy harmonies. Their euphoric sound accompanies a large, uprooted tree man that...
Video Roundup: Latin Flavors
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Video Roundup: Latin Flavors

Hip-Hop and alternative music have exploded in Latin America in the last few years. Strikingly original acts from Chile, Mexico, Brazil, and beyond have hit the shelves in droves, breaking around the world with songs of protest, love, and partying....
Cape Town, South AfricaSpoek Mathambo — “Let Them Talk”
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Spoek Mathambo -- "Let Them Talk"

South Africa’s Spoek Mathambo invites us to a party we definitely won’t be tardy to. His single “Let Them Talk” is a clever clash of “Hey Ya!” spontaneity and “Thriller” creepy moments. The mash up of mellow 50s-inspired groove and the surprising,...