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Former Model Carmen Villain Sure Makes Weird, Awesome Music
Name: Carmen Villain
Where She's From?: Oslo, Norway (but currently residing in London, UK)
When She Started?: 2011
Genre: Indie/Experimental
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PREMIERE: Random Impulse – “Holding Out Till Thursday”
North London’s Random Impulse has kindly given us the exclusive first play of the B-side to his "Best Party Ever" single, “Holding Out Till Thursday.” The...
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Observing Sweden’s Elusive Deer Tracks
We have had the opportunity to study, observe, and even interview the elusive creatures of Swedish synthpop known as The Deer Tracks. When we photographed them, we found...
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Archy Marshall AKA King Krule AKA Edgar The Beatmaker Is Back
Archy Marshall, also known as King Krule – who was previously known as Zoo Kid, and DJ JD Sports – now has a new alias: Edgar The Beatmaker. Thanks to his latest...
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US Premiere: ROMANS – “Act I: Chapter III. “This Might Hurt”
ROMANS is a concept pieced together by a man whose identity, he says, "is not relevant at this point in time." OoOoh! How very mysterious. His songs tell a story of...
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Arlissa’s Haunting Heartbreak Music Is A Win For Roc Nation
Name: Arlissa
Where She's From: London, England
When She Started: 2012
Genre: Brit-soul
For Fans of: Florence Welch, Claire Maguire
Sounds...
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Social Surfing with the Mary Onettes
Words and Interview by Laura Studarus.
A quick glance at The Mary Onettes’ song titles reveals a wealth of insight into frontman Philip Ekström’s inner monologue....
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Making Movies Is Making Us Dance In Our Office Chairs
Name: Making Movies
Where They’re From: Kansas City, Missouri
When They Started: 2009
Genre: Afro-Caribbean Indie
Most Similar: She’s A Tease,...
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Man Like Me Love a Bit of “Sleaze”…
I came across Man Like Me when the nu-rave scene fell in love with grime in 2009. I remember like it was yesterday. One Saturday night, Dirty Canvas – a London-based...
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Swim Deep in “The Sea” with the UK’s New Indie-Pop Foursome
Swim Deep are a new indie-pop quartet from Birmingham, England, whose new tune, "The Sea", sounds like something you’d hear as the theme song to one of those popular...
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Random Impulse’s Guitar-Grime is Up Next
Name: Random Impulse
Where He’s From: London, England
When He Started: 2003
Sounds Like: Punky grime
Most Similar: Ed Sheeran, Dot Rotten
During the last...
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Festival Nrmal’s 2013 Line-Up Is Beyond Nuts
Where are you going to go see Sky Ferreira, Kitty Pryde, Twin Shadow and all the weirdest punk, indie and metal en Español that 2013 has to offer? Why, Monterrey,...
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“Lazarus”, A Love Story from The Deer Tracks
If you were to count how many times a week we posted new music from Sweden, you'd feel just as inspired as we do whenever we get hit with another tune from a Swede....
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Sin Fang is All Grown Up
Words and Interview By Laura Studarus.
Ethereal. The word haunts nearly every description of Sindri Már Sigfússon’s work as Sing Fang. And with good reason. Over his...
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Relieve Stress with Troumaca’s Irie Dub
Name: Troumaca
Where They're From: Birmingham, England
When They Started: 2010
Genre: Bass-fuelled indie
Most Similar: The xx, Friendly Fires
UK grime,...
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Brooklyn’s AVAN LAVA Rescues Any Empty Dance Floor
Name: AVAN LAVA
Where They’re From: Brooklyn, New York
When They Started: 2009
Genre: electropop, indie
Most Similar: Flight Facilities, Tom Tom...
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Peaches For Pussy Riot
Sure girls just wanna have fun, but Peaches is no ordinary chick. Perched upon a swing, the Canadian star recalls what made the biggest impact on her in 2012.
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The Telepathic Mindmeld of The Deer Tracks
Words and Interview By Laura Studarus
Every December, Gävle, Sweden shares its city center with an oversized Yule goat (who is usually burned down by arsonists after...
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N.A.S.A. Prepares For Relaunch In 2013
Words and Interview by Kathy Iandoli.
It’s been close to five years since N.A.S.A. collaborated with Kanye West on the track “Gifted.” With Lykke Li and Santigold on...
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Neverland Nostalgia in HATEM’s “They Won’t Let Me Grow”
Madrid's indie rock band HATEM's newest video takes us to Neverland, but we're not talkin' MJ. Their latest single "They Won't Let Me Grow" features little kids parading...