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Elise Nordling's top indie pop and indie rock picks
October 5 - October 11
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Snowden, "Like Bullets"
Snowden is that band you keep hearing about. They're being featured
prominently at CMJ this year, and with good reason. For
fans of Echo and the Bunnymen, the Cure.
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from Anti-Anti (Jade Tree)
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The Classic Brown, "Hit Parade"
Female-fronted Classic Brown combines sweet, soft girlie vocals with
driving beats. For fans of Metric, Spinanes.
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from Down With Fun (self-produced)
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You can email the Classic Brown to order your copy online for $12 US (shipping included).
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Mosquitos, "Ele"
Retro electro-pop with female vocals. It'll make you think of old
French movies.
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from III (Bar/None)
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Pink Nasty, "Take It Back"
This particular Pink Nasty song starts out like some weird opera thing, and then turns into delicious girl-fronted straight-up pop. Check it out! For fans of Fiona Apple, Cat Power.
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from Mold the Gold (self-produced)
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Lambchop, "The Rise and Fall of the Letter P"
Melancholy, loungy country-pop from Nashville. For fans of the Tindersticks, Johnny Cash.
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from Damaged (Merge)
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Barenaked Ladies, "Maybe You're Right"
Country-tinged, occasionally silly pop-rock from Toronto. For fans of They Might Be Giants, Cake.
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from Barenaked Ladies Are Me (Desperation Records)
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Mahogany, "Supervitesse"
Electro-experimental pop from Brooklyn, with male and female vocalists. For fans of Postal Service, Ladytron.
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from Connectivity! (Darla Records)
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Available for purchase via www.darla.com
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Hidden Cameras, "Awoo"
The Hidden Cameras continue their indie pop takeover attempt with Awoo. Quirky, marvelous lyrics, fun. For fans of the Beach Boys, the Polyphonic Spree.
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from Awoo (Arts & Crafts)
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The Dudes, "Do the Right Thing"
Fresh new dude-rock from Canada, full of catchy hooks and grooves. For fans of the Replacements, the Beach Boys.
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from Brain Heart Guitar (Load Music)
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David Macleod, "One By One"
Sweet, country-flavored acoustic pop from Vancouver. For fans of M. Ward, Sufjan Stevens.
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from Strange Biology (Ships at Night Records)
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Available for purchase via
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– Compiled by Elise Nordling
Posted October 2006
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