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JR JR

With an ear for Brian Wilson-esque harmony, JR JR swirl indie pop, folk, and electronic elements into one breezy package. Originally called Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. with normal irreverence, the duo of Joshua Epstein (also from the Silent Years) and Daniel Zott arrived collectively in Detroit in ’09 2009. Training …

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Moons of Mars

Moons of Mars are Giovan and Mario Polanco, an indie pop duo out of LA. Both from the brothers donate to performing and composing the band’s glistening electric guitar and synth anthems. After self-releasing several singles in early 2013, they produced their debut using the four-track EP Loser that fall. …

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Knox Hamilton

Focusing on an exuberant mixture of retro dance-rock and evocative, road trip-ready indie pop, Little Rock and roll, Arkansas’ Knox Hamilton (the name was taken randomly out of a vintage yearbook bought at a thrift shop) formed this year 2010 across the talents of longtime friends Footwear Copeland (bass, vocals), …

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Wildcat! Wildcat!

Hailing from LA, Wildcat! Wildcat! may be the uplifting indie electro-pop task of vocalist/bassist Jesse Taylor, vocalist/keyboardist Michael Wilson, and vocalist/drummer Jesse Carmichael. The trio performed in various groupings before getting Wildcat! Wildcat! in 2012. After issuing a trio of critically acclaimed 7″ singles and an EP on Neon Silver …

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Atlas Genius

Another exemplory case of how important blogs could be within a band’s career, sharp-edged Australian indie rockers Atlas Genius skilled an enormous surge within their popularity when their melody “Trojans” was included by the website Neon Gold, leading to presents from record labels and more than 45,000 downloads in the …

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The Colourist

Based away of Southern California, Orange County pop confectioners the Colourist focus on hook-filled, ebullient indie pop/rock and roll in the vein of Matt & Kim, Foster individuals, Phoenix, and Passion Pit. Shaped around the abilities of ex-Paper Thin Wall space guitarist/vocalist Adam Castilla and drummer/vocalist Maya Tuttle, along with …

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