CUT COPY
What do you get when you mix Daft Punk and The Cure? Interestingly, you get the sharp electro band Cut Copy. "Bright Like Neon Love" is a perfect introduction for the electro neophyte. This band spices its music with hints of funk, electro and new wave, reminiscent of Daft Punk with a bit more guitar and Aussie accents.
Album: Bright Like Neon Love - 2004
Download suggestions: "Saturdays" - "A Dream" - "Hearts on Fire" - "Autobahn Music Box" - "Going Nowhere"
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VEIL VEIL VANISH
Perhaps one of my favourite new bands to come on the scene; post-punk, shoegazer and ultimately fabulous. Veil Veil Vanish imparts a certain darkness to the bright, sunny state from which they hail: California. Throbbing guitars, and broodingly impactful vocals by Keven Tecon.
Album: Into a New Mausoleum - 2007
Download suggestions: "What Will You Say Tonight" - "Shadows Dripping Like Honey Kissing" - "All Hands in Prayer"
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STUDIO
More Swedes in the news! Presumably the most "exotic" of the bands listed, Studio is, as one individual described them, a Swedish duo who does "afro-prog -disco- yacht rock." Personally, I am unfamiliar with either term, but it is somehow befitting of the duo. I would describe this group as a harder Kula Shaker - an amalgam of African/Indian sounds and rhythms and alternative rock. At first glance, it doesn't seem like it would be appealing to you, does it? Trust me on this one. Take a ride through Studio's extrinsic exploration.
Oh, look at me. I alliterated.
Album: West Coast - 2007
Download suggestions: "West Side" - "Self-Service" - "Indo"
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