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Elise Nordling's top indie pop and indie rock picks
January 22 - January 28
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The Manhattan Love Suicides, "Skulls"
Despite the name, The Manhattan Love Suicides are actually from the UK, and produce fuzzy, shoegazey pop. For fans of the Jesus and Mary Chain, Lush.
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from The Manhattan Love Suicides (Squirrel Records/Magic Marker)
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The Sterns, "Supreme Girl"
Fun, energetic, jangly guitar-pop from Boston. For fans of the New Pornographers, Stars.
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from Sinners Stick Together (Omnirox Entertainment)
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I Am Bones, "Talk to the Hand"
Another great band from Denmark, overlooked in my top Danish indie rock picks a couple of weeks ago, I Am Bones
is noisy, catchy rock-pop. For fans of the Figurines, the Replacements.
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from Wrong Numbers Are Never Busy (Morningside Records)
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Bright Light Fever, "Papa's Got A Brand New Liver"
This indie rock band from Sacramento really lays it down, even though they're incredibly young. For fans of the Talk, Eagles of Death Metal.
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from The Evening Owl (Stolen Transmission Records)
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Couple, "Now That I Can See"
If you didn't know better, you'd probably swear this indie rock band from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is from the US. Catchy, fun power
pop. For fans of the Beach Boys, Apples in Stereo.
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from Top of the Pop (Sizzleteen(USA) Wizzard-in-vinyl(JPN) Aksara(INA))
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El Perro Del Mar, "Dog"
El Perro Del Mar is actually a singer-songwriter named Sarah from Gothenberg, Sweden, who creates ethereal, floaty songs. For fans of Cocteau Twins, Julee Cruise.
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from El Perro Del Mar (Licking Fingers/Memphis Ind/The Control Group)
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Tsui, "Dead Letters"
Pretty emo-boy pop music from Brooklyn, NY. For fans of Elliott Smith, Holopaw.
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from Half Man Army (Slow Fi Music)
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Arms, "Whirring"
Unpolished but catchy boy-fronted pop from Brooklyn. For fans of Dirty on Purpose, Interpol.
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from Shitty Little Disco EP (Melodic Records (UK))
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Not available for purchase at this time, but free download available from PureVolume.
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Andrea Perry, "Fly"
Pretty, unusual female singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas. For fans of Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan.
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from Rivers of Stars (Trust Issue Records)
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– Compiled by Elise Nordling
Posted January 2007
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