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Son Lux

Son Lux is Ryan Lott. His debut recording, At War With Walls and Mazes (2008), earned him the title of "Best New Artist" by NPR's All Songs Considered. In 2011 he followed up this release with We Are Rising which Consequence of Sound described as “the dark, operatic middle ground between Owen Pallett and In Rainbows-era Radiohead or Wild Beasts’ fantastic, operatic heights.” In the last 4 years Lott has built an impressive list of collaborators including everyone from indie-rock darlings such as Sufjan Stevens...

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The Almost

The Almost is the band of Aaron Gillespie, the former drummer/clean vocalist of Underoath from Clearwater, Florida, United States started in 2005. Aaron stated that this band is much more of a traditional rock project than Underoath. A Monster Monster is on the loose. The Almost

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Dialect

There are several artists with the name Dialect. (1) Dialect is a lyricist from Adelaide, South Australia. In 2010 he & DJ/producer Despair released their debut album ‘The Vortex’. (2) Dialect is an electronic based project by Dan Lovegrove from Reading, England. His music consists of melodic harmonies of layered electronica with influences of post rock as well. He has since changed the name of his project to Unstatuesque. This is due to the fact that there is a hip-hop band with the name Dialect (see 4). http://www.myspace.com/unstatuesque

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Freestyle

There is more than one artist with the name Freestyle: 1. One of the most prolific and influential of the '80s electro artists, Miami-based producer Tony Butler recorded a string of popular club tracks on Power/Jam Packed and his own Music Specialist label in the mid-'80s, helping build the electro legacy that would give birth to Miami-style bass music and freestyle (named after Butler's primary pseudonym), as well as influence '90s post-techno artists such as Autechre and Biochip C.

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The Hollow

1.) The Hollow is a hardcore band formed in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in 2008 2.) The band formerly known as The Meathooks. The Hollow are a rock band formed in New Jersey. http://thehollowband.com/ There might be some confusion... I think there's 2 bands on here named The Hollow... one from Australia (Hardcore band) and the other from the United States (New Jersey)... rock band... somehow their profiles, music, photos, information seemed to have been merged, but please note these are 2 entirely different and unrelated bands.

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Hillfolk Noir

Travis Ward and Co. have gone through many iterations, Hill Folk Noir is the latest, and quite frankly, the strongest incarnation yet. From the early days of Travis doing solo shows (and opening for Train) to The Junkyard Bandstand to it's present form. Travis has consistently improved his feel with every album. A strange mixture of blues, bottleneck, psychodelia and Americana, Hillfolk Noir covers a broad spectrum.

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Flotsam and Jetsam

Two artists have recorded under this name: band formed in Phoenix, Arizona. Active (as Flotsam and Jetsam) 1983 - Present. Originally named Paradox then Dredlox until Mark Vasquez and LL Cool Kevin Horton joined the band and changed again to Dogz. Bassist Jason Newsted joined in 1982. He came to Phoenix with his band Gangster from Detroit on their way to California they broke apart while in Phoenix. Kelly saw Ak sing at his high school talent show. Singing "The Goodbye Girl". One Summer they were in the same summer school class.

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