Ricky Eat Acid - Dance with u

Genre: Ambient, Electronic
Year: 2010
About: Another from this great electro-ambient act. I looooooooooooove this shit. Dance with u is less on the ambient side and more on the crazier electro side but i still dig's the shit's out's of it's.
Sounds Like: Sea Oleena, Enhues, Megafortress
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Toro Y Moi - Underneath the Pine

Genre: Indie, Psychedelic
Year: 2011
About: Definite contender for album of the year, truly amazing progression from his chillwave/lo-fi tunes. It's hard not to love, honestly.
Sounds Like: Neon Indian, Teen Daze, Wild Nothing, Baths
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Flying Lotus - Studio Discography & Pattern+Grid World

Genre: Electronic
About: "Being the great-nephew of Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane's wife, Ellison comes from a musical heritage about which he says: “My greatest influences are my family, I’m lucky to have been around so many accomplished musicians.” When discussing the sources of his imagination and inspiration, he explains that : “I see these tracks as little short films that play in my head… I have this beautiful lemon tree in my backyard, and on a sunny day the light shines through. Little things like that inspire me"
Sounds Like: Teebs, Ras G, Hudson Mohawke
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1983 (2006)

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Los Angeles (2008)

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Cosmogramma (May 3rd, 2010)

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Pattern+Grid World (September 20th, 2010)

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Beach House - Zebra

Genre: Dream Pop, Indie
Year: 2010
About: I'm sure all of you (well, the cool ones at least) are a big fan of Beach House. Of course you are! This EP is a perfect accompaniment to the breath-taking album Teen Dream, containing two b-sides, a radio edit of Zebra, and a spacey remix of 10 Mile Stereo. Enjoy!
Sounds Like: Best Coast, Twin Sister, Grizzly Bear, Wild Nothing, Deerhunter
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MellowHype - Yellowhite

Genre: Rap, Hip-Hop
Year: 2010
About: OFWGKTADGAFNIGGGGA deez beats iz sick yoooo. Even though this is for free download, as well as all the other odd future albums on their tumblr, i thought i'd bring it hurr to you niggas.
Sounds Like: Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator, Domo Genesis, OFWGKTA
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Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts

Genre: Indie, Punk
Year: 2010
About: Noisy, melodic garage-punk with a very summery feel to it. Happytime music that's good for afternoon drives and hot liquid sipping.
Sounds Like: Women, Happy Birthday, Surfer Blood, Christmas Island
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Dream Boat - Fevers

Genre: Witch House, Electronic
Year: 2010
About: "There's a fire in my brain. The smoke rolls out my eyes."
Sounds Like: Modern Witch, Young Cream, Salem, Balam Acab
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Master Musicians of Bukkake - Totem Two

Genre: Psychedelic
Year: 2010
About: 2nd in the trilogy, anxiously awaiting the finale to this amazing oriental psych series!
Sounds Like: Sun City Girls, Barn Owl, Om
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Universal Studios Florida - Ocean Sunbirds

Genre: Psychedelic, Indie
Year: 2010
About: Lush tropical psychedelia. Perfect for nature walks and meditation, or to warm up in the oncoming winter.
Sounds Like: Ducktails, High Wolf, Many Mansions, Sun Araw
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aboombong - asynchronic

Genre: Ambient, Drone, Experimental
Year: 2010
About: This is one of the most experimental ventures to be released this year, and has plenty of interesting sounds and beautiful drones to submit you into an everlasting trance from start to finish. "Toys: field recording, split bamboo marimba, Turkish darbuka, Punjabi ektara, Vietnamese jack fruit danmo, camel bells, elephant bells, goat bells, bone cymbal mallets, Trinidadian tenor steelpan, homemade surdo, piano, 5-string prepared electric guitar, Kawai K3, sequencer, effects, tape-manipulation, drum kit."
Sounds Like: Forest Swords, Sigur Ros (Von-era), Famous Boating Party, Pete Swanson
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FPRF - This is What We Talk About & Inhalation

Genre: Shoegaze
Year: 2010
About: Beautiful Russian shoegaze band, incorporates marvelous soundscapes while pulling you under with noise-ridden shoegaze. These two 2-song singles will force you to want more from this bright new act.
Sounds Like: My Bloody Valentine, Beach House, Wild Nothing
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Deerhunter Discography

Genre: Psychedelic, Indie, Shoegaze

About: "Deerhunter is a band which formed in 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia. The band consists of Bradford Cox (vocals, guitar, piano), Moses Archuleta (drums, synths), Lockett Pundt (guitar, organ, vocals) and Josh Fauver (bass, vocals). The group began with the ambition of fusing the lulling hypnotic states induced by ambient and minimalist music with the klang and propulsion of garage rock. The band has weathered chaotic line-up changes, the death of a member, and much discouragement."
Sounds Like: Atlas Sound, No Age, Women, Wavves, Animal Collective
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Turn it Up Faggot (2005)

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Cryptograms (2007)


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Fluorescent Grey (2007)

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Microcastle (2008)

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Weird Era Cont. (2008)

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Rainwater Cassette Exchange (2009)

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Halcyon Digest (2010)

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Teen Daze - Four More Years EP

Genre: Chillwave

Year: 2010

About: Well, if you're a music aficionado in any form, you've probably heard this chillwave phenomenon. I'm here to tell you this is the cream of the crop. Summery hazy synths wash over you as you delve deeper into this album. Teen Daze surely know how to capture your imagination for a perfect day.

Sounds Like: Blackbird Blackbird, unouomedude, Brothertiger, Washed Out

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Wild Nothing - Gemini

Genre: Indie, Shoegaze

Year: 2010

About: Simply amazing music, I hate writing these things so I won't bother with it too much. Worth your time, incredible shoegaze with a nostalgic effect and wonderful lyrics. Beautiful.

Sounds Like: School of Seven Bells, Chapterhouse, Swervedriver, Engineers, Lilys

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Wavves Discography

Genre: Lo-Fi, Noise, Pop Punk, Indie
About: Wavves are a lo-fi pop punk band from San Diego, and are led by lead singer/guitarist Nathan Williams (pictured above). Wavves were originally a two-piece band consisting of just Williams and Ryan Ulsh on drums. This line-up was consistent through their first two albums, until Williams experienced a public breakdown in mid-2009, in Spain, due to being fucked up on X and valium (psssssssh). He proceeded to get into a fight with Ulsh and insult the spanish crowd, who then pelted him with bottles and shoes. The next day, Williams apologized and admitted to being addicted to alcohol. Ulsh shortly left Wavves after the incident, and was replaced by Zach Hill (Hella, Team Sleep) for a short time. In November 2009, Hill left and Williams recruited Jay Reatard's former band members, which turned Wavves into a 3-piece band for the first time. Their sound is often considered to be just a noisy blink-182, and while sounding very much like the pop punk gods, Wavves still have enough creative energy to give themselves their own unique sound which should not be missed out on. Any lover of lo-fi jams or catchy noise punk tunes should definitely give Wavves a good listen.
Sounds Like: No Age, blink-182, Jay Reatard, Pavement, Woods, Real Estate
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Wavves (2008)

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Wavvves (2009)

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King of the Beach (2010)

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Drink to Me - Brazil

Genre: Psychedelic, Indie
Year: 2010
About: A perfect mixture of psych and indie principles, Brazil is probably one of the best albums 2010 will have to offer. Catchy without being poppy, and having amazing stand-out tracks such as "B1" and "David's Hole", this is sure to be a huge sleeper hit among lovers of innovative indie rock and spacey psychedelic music.
Sounds Like: Arcade Fire, Deerhunter, Tame Impala, Atlas Sound, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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When the Clouds - The Longed-For Season

Genre: Ambient
Year: 2010
About: Debut album from Italian ambient producer Franceso Galano, a very beautiful album definitely worth your time.
Sounds Like: Keith Fullerton Whitman, mum, Stars of the Lid, Sean McCann, Eluvium
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