Take 5: Vol II

Five free, handpicked MP3s from artists you should be listening to. Go forth and download. This is Take 5.

Artist: Surfer Blood
Song: ‘Swim’ (click to download)
Why: There just aren’t enough big choruses in indie rock any more.
Sounds like: #epic
More: On MySpace
Artist: Maika Makovski
Song: ‘Oh M Ah’ (click to download)
Why: Her guitar makes stylish sounds.
Sounds like: PJ Harvey meet Maika Makovski, Maika Makovski meet PJ Harvey
More: On MySpace
Artist: The Middle East
Song: ‘Blood’ (click to download)
Why: So Iron & Wine and then what?
Sounds like: Sam Beam had a bigger band
More: On MySpace
Artist: Lali Puna
Song: ‘Remember’ (click to download)
Why: Drop this name in a hipster conversation and watch the jaws drop.
Sounds like: The lovechild of Lykke Li and Four Tet
More: On MySpace
Artist: The Stance
Song: ‘Jenny Jitters’ (click to download)
Why: The Kooks are so 2008.
Sounds like: The best of the post-punk British ‘The’ bands, but Canadian
More: On MySpace

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