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    There’s still great stuff out there. It’s just not mainstream, so it’s not gonna fall into our laps - we have to do the legwork and shuffle through the muck if we want more.

    Personally, I made the conscious choice to do so last year and it’s been pretty rewarding.

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        My favs from last year include:

        • Cheap Grills by Sincere Engineer (a great energetic, alt rock garage band vibe)

        • The Garden Dream by gglum (a moody alt rock album that would’ve fit perfectly on the Juno soundtrack)

        • Spiritual Cramps by Spiritual Cramps (a sound that feels simultaneously The Cure-ish, The Clash-ish, and The Ramones-ish)

        • Unicorn by Gunship (not an “unknown” band, but this album slaps if you enjoy synthwave at all)

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            Sure thing! Fwiw, I found most of those just digging through the bandcamp discover page. gglum I heard on KEXP, a great indie radio station based in Seattle who do internet broadcasts. Lots of good stuff coming from them.