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Going for a cue from youthful folk revivalists like Laura Marling, Mountain Guy, as well as the Pierces, Watford, England’s the Staves mix the wistful cadences of classic British folk with breezy, Laurel Canyon-era Americana. The trio was produced this year 2010 throughout the abilities of sisters Emily (vocals), Jessica …

Philadelphia-based indie rockers Creepoid had been formed this year 2010 by singer/guitarist Sean Miller, singer/bassist Anna Troxell, and drummer Patrick Troxell. A variety of shoegaze and melodic sound pop using a distinctly grungy structure, they self-released their debut EP, Yellowish Life Giver, this year 2010 implemented a year afterwards by …

Produced in 2011 throughout the talents of Ryan Alvarado (lead guitar), Chris Liegerot (vocals), Mike Shaffer (bass), and previous members of post-hardcore/screamo outfit Vampires Everywhere! Alex Rogue (electric guitar) and David Darko (drums), Los Angeles-based hard rock and roll quintet Auto Me doles out much mixture of emo, post-hardcore, and …

The project of Doran Edwards, Weird Dreams began being a psych-pop duo before evolving right into a meditative synth pop act. Edwards and Craig Bowers produced Weird Dreams this year 2010 while these were operating at an East London classic clothes store and bonded over their shared love from the …

The Lumineers, a folk-rock trio out of Denver, Colorado, deliver an acoustic-based Americana sound that touches a whole lot of stylistic bases, from folk to gospel to heartland rock as well as the narrative end of country, all with interesting rhythmic twists and turns. The music group had its origins …

After cutting his teeth in Jóvenes y Sexys, Venezuelan songwriter Ezequiel “Cheky” Bertho started creating his own music as Algodón Egipcio (a solo project that means “COTTON.”) This year 2010, after going to São Paulo, Brazil, he came back inspired and began saving in his Caracas bedroom; he finished fifty …

Doe Paoro may be the stage name of Syracuse local Sonia Kreitzer, a singer/songwriter who blends moody electronic textures with dubstep, spirit, R&B, and dark-toned pop. Carrying out a visit to Tibet, she started recording beneath the name Doe Paoro, folding Tibetan opera vocal affects into her personal minimalist pop …

A Juno award-winning sextet from Toronto who generate a spirited mixture of folk, pop, alt-country, and indie rock and roll that they dub “folk popgrass,” the Strumbellas were founded in 2008 by mind songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Simon Ward, keyboardist/vocalist David Ritter, business lead guitarist Jon Hembrey, violinist Isabel Ritchie, …

Masterminded by former Ponys frontman Jered Gummere, indie/garage area rock group Uncovered Mutants were shaped in Chicago with backup vocalist Jeanine O’Toole (the 1900s), bassist Seth Bohn (Mannequin Men), organist Leslie Deckard, and drummer Matt Holland. Their debut recording, The Affliction, was documented at Engine Studios with manufacturer Sanford Parker …

Mirrorring may be the cooperation of two from the Pacific Northwest’s most evocative music artists: Portland, Oregon’s Liz Harris, aka Grouper, and Seattle, Washington’s Jesy Fortino of Tiny Vipers. The set issued the recording Foreign Body, which combined Harris’ mastery of atmosphere with Fortino’s songwriting abilities in March 2012.