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[MP3] New Top Sound: “A Matter of Precision” (finished version)

Stockholm, Sweden’s Top Sound have just released new single “A Matter of Precision” as a free download on Friendly Noise, along with a gorgeous French-sung B-Side, “Francophilie”. Both tracks are sugary indie pop in its truest form – “A Matter of Precision” has a catchy, piano-filled, electronic percussion/synth beat (with vocals that are, […]

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Kris Ellestad: A mix of Fleet Foxes and Beirut?

I know, I know, it sounds inconceivable!! But could it be true? We got a lovely and personable email from one Kris Ellestad, a Canadian from the prairies of good ol’ Calgary (S man, where you at?)

Ellestad is a special treat for all of us, because well, he is into this whole […]

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A review of the up-and-coming The Hush Now

The Hush Now, not to be confused with The Hush Sound, hold a soft spot in my heart coming from my hometown (…city) of Boston. The five-piece indie rockers mesh some background psychedelica with lighter fare to create sounds of both dissonance and difference. The difference being that they don’t follow what an […]

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Akudama’s May EP [Download]

True to their word, Akudama dropped their monthly free EP yesterday for May, titled Fireflies. The feature track is, of course, “Fireflies,” but they also have a change-of-pace second song in “We Have Stars.”

“Fireflies” starts off sounding almost like a matt pond PA track, with catchy […]

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Suckers: It Gets Your Body Movin’ [MP3]

From Suckers, a group I’ve never heard of before, comes a delicious free download, “It Gets Your Body Movin’” off their recently released Suckers EP (April 14). You can purchase it on Amie Street for a grand total of $1.66 (until it inevitably goes up.)

This one gets me […]