Retrofuturist assault group (heirs to Stereolab & Broadcast)

A Listmania! list by Jason
 
Harmonium
1.  Harmonium by Soundcarriers
The list author says:
  "I hope this group get the acclaim and recognition they deserve because they are phenomenally good. Jazzy psychedelia that is both spookily familiar and impressively original."
£7.99   Used & New from: £5.98
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Celeste
2.  Celeste by The Soundcarriers
The list author says:
  "The Soundcarriers carry on where they began with Harmonium, fashioning a musical genre all of their own that is part jazz, part indie, part retro and all brilliant!"
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Le Futur Pompiste
3.  Le Futur Pompiste by Le Futur Pompiste
The list author says:
  "Finland's answer to Stereolab. Mercifully they sound nothing like Lordi, and a lot like... Stereolab!"
£7.49
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Outer Sunset
4.  Outer Sunset by Monocle
The list author says:
  "Brooklyn's answer to Stereolab, similar to "Le Futur Pompiste" but spacier. Hard to get hold of now but worth it!"
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Once I Ruled The World
5.  Once I Ruled The World by Cinetrope
The list author says:
  "More mindblowing space pop from the States, this time from Atlanta. Stereolab meets the War of the Worlds!"
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Fantasías De Un Robot Psicodélico
6.  Fantasías De Un Robot Psicodélico by Modular
The list author says:
  "Argentina's answer to Stereolab, but even more gloriously retro and Latino. So kitsch that it's cool!"
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Creatures of an Hour
7.  Creatures of an Hour by Still Corners
The list author says:
  "Very much like Broadcast, but with echoes of 'ethereal' shoegazing."
£6.90
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Wind Up Wooden Heart
8.  Wind Up Wooden Heart by Social Studies
The list author says:
  "Talented San Francisco group who borrow the Broadcast formula of psychedelic electronics and melancholic female vocals. Why aren't they better known?"
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The Hundred In The Hands
9.  The Hundred In The Hands by The Hundred In The Hands
The list author says:
  "If Broadcast married Ladytron, their offspring would sound a lot like this awesome twosome from Brooklyn."
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This Desert
10.  This Desert by The Hundred In The Hands
The list author says:
  "Here's one they baked earlier."
£4.74

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Alpinisms
11.  Alpinisms by School of Seven Bells
The list author says:
  "Part of the US revival of shoegazing. Dreamy harmonies sung by exotic-looking twin sisters. Mmmm."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Disconnect From Desire
12.  Disconnect From Desire by School of Seven Bells
The list author says:
  "Did I mention they're also from Brooklyn...?"
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Oh Land
13.  Oh Land by Oh Land
The list author says:
  "This Danish electropopper is an ex-ballerina, now living in Brooklyn. Her real name is Nanna Øland Fabricius. How could she not be cool?"
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Dance Mother
14.  Dance Mother by Telepathe
The list author says:
  "Two girls who make spooky synthpop a bit like Ladytron. They are from Brooklyn too. Is there something in the water?"
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Last updated: 21/04/2012
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