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Apparently springing from nowhere at the start of 2013, Australian-born, London-based singer/songwriter Josef Salvat ignited blogs using the release of “This Life.” Gravitating toward pop after developing up on a diet plan of traditional music and ’80s synth pop, while also self-learning to try out piano, Salvat originally penned his …

Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett initial found light in 2012 when her self-released EP, I’ve Got a pal Called Emily Ferris, appeared and was roundly praised across Australia. Her conversational, deadpan delivery and garage area rock-infused folk-pop design caught the interest of influential internet site Pitchfork, which called her melody “Avant …