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Made up of a trio of talented and set up Canadian singer/songwriters, Halifax-based Interface Cities hire a rich mixture of breezy, Pacific Sea pop and dusty country-folk that invokes brands like Nickel Creek, Fleetwood Macintosh, Hem, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2011 by Breagh …

The mysterious project Still Parade premiered on, may 20, 2013 using the release from the track “Actors” over the indie blog Earmilk. Featuring an arpeggiated electric guitar hook worth José González, pedal metal, falsetto vocals, synth pads, and a minor drum loop, the melody acquired a lush, intimate, summery, vintage …

A native from the Ozark Mountains in Missouri, singer/songwriter Israel Nash Gripka blends components of rock and roll and nation with gentle psychedelia and undercurrents of rural folk. After shifting to NY in 2006, he released his debut LP, NY Town, in ’09 2009. The impact of ’60s and ’70s …

Brooklyn-based pop group Money & King were shaped this year 2010 by guitarist James Sparber and drummer Brandon Goldstein who share songwriting and vocal duties. Longtime close friends Sparber and Goldstein was raised playing music collectively in Vienna, Virginia before parting methods to explore distinct music professions on opposing coasts. …

They didn’t make a huge splash nationwide, but White Eyes were favorites in the rock ballroom and homegrown festival circuit in the Midwest throughout their heyday from the late ’60s and early ’70s, playing psychedelic rock with strong guitar work, impressive harmonies, and melodies which were catchy and clever without …

Created in Seattle by several northwestern transplants, the top as well as the Heart can be an indie folk strap whose influences consist of Americana, country-rock, and classic Beatlesque pop. The lineup arrived together in ’09 2009, when songwriters Jonathan Russell and Josiah Johnson fulfilled at an open-mike event at …

Produced in 2008, Local Natives build their dramatic and eclectic make of indie rock and roll from their house base in LA, California. Meeting within their Orange State senior high school, guitarists Ryan Hahn and Taylor Grain and keyboardist Kelcey Ayer (most of whom deal with vocal responsibilities) recruited drummer …