June 30, 2008
| The Presets Hometown: Sydney, Australia Sounds like: Disco robot on fire Why you should care: If you think the current electro movement is getting stale at all, they’ll freshen up your drink. |
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| The Ruby Suns Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Sounds like: Peyote-fueled campfire fun Why you should care: With everything going organic today, this just about a perfect fit. |
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| Cut Copy Hometown: Melbourne, Australia Sounds like: French DJs who can play instruments Why you should care: Shaking your ass to their album and/or live performance is way better than any Wii Fit exercise. |
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| Architecture in Helsinki Hometown: Melbourne, Australia Sounds like: A symphony of zoo animals Why you should care: They’ve been consistently putting out some of the freshest sounds in indie-dom. |
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| Shocking Pinks Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Sounds like: A pair of cracked sunglasses Why you should care: DFA-quality slashing rock warms immediately to the touch. |
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| The Avalanches Hometown: Melbourne, Australia Sounds like: Schizophrenic techno orchestra Why you should care: Their 2001 release Since I Left You was a historically complex mix of samples, and the anticipation for their next album has been growing exponentially since. |
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| New Buffalo Hometown: Melbourne, Australia Sounds like: Feathers falling on piano keys Why you should care: Yes, Sally Seltmann co-wrote Feist’s mega-hit "1234", but beyond that, she writes gorgeously soothing dream-pop. |
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| Cut Off Your Hands Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Sounds like: Coldplay doing punk Why you should care: You can feel silly, serious, and everywhere in between listening to them. |
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| Midnight Juggernauts Hometown: Melbourne, Australia Sounds like: The future of dance-rock Why you should care: We’re getting ever closer to perfecting the booty-bumping side of electronic rock, and these guys are further evidence of that. Plus, you’ll simply feel cooler. |
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| Love of Diagrams Hometown: Melbourne, Australia Sounds like: Apocalyptic space-punk Why you should care: Their energy will grip you by the arm and drag you right into the middle of the performance. |
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| Liam Finn Hometown: Somewhere, New Zealand Sounds like: Chillin in the forest in a cabin for a month Why you should care: He’s way more exciting than your typical singer/songwriter. |
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