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Blur Initially, Blur was one of the multitude of British bands who appeared in the wake of the Stone Roses, mining the same swirling,...
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Everybody Else A California three-piece that has taken the sound of classic power pop and coaxed it into the 21st century, Everybody Else feature Carrick Moore...
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Head Automatica Head Automatica is the somewhat unlikely pairing of vocalist Daryl Palumbo -- he of N.Y.C. hardcore stalwarts Glassjaw -- and producer Dan the...
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