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Jason McGerr
Jason McGerr
American musician
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John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
American guitarist
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Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
American alternative rock band
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Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot
American indie rock band
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The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
band
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Jesse Sykes
Jesse Sykes
American singer songwriter
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Why?
Why?
American band
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Menomena
Menomena
band
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Freelance Whales
Freelance Whales
American indie rock band
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Viva Voce
Viva Voce
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Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear
American rock band
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Sunn O)))
Sunn O)))
American experimental metal band
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Interpol
Interpol
American rock band from New York City
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Mates of State
Mates of State
band that plays progressive rock
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Animal Collective
Animal Collective
American musical group
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Marching Band
Marching Band
Swedish musical duo
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Ty Segall
Ty Segall
American musician and songwriter
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Weezer
Weezer
alternative rock band from the United States
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Phantogram
Phantogram
American electronic rock duo
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Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr.
American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984
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Beach House
Beach House
U.S. dream pop duo
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Band of Horses
Band of Horses
American rock band
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
British rock band from Glasgow
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Generationals
Generationals
band
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The Dodos
The Dodos
American indie rock band
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Krallice
Krallice
American band
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Deerhunter
Deerhunter
American rock band
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Alex Turner
Alex Turner
British musician (born 1986)
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Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
English rock band
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Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco
Canadian musician
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The Drums
The Drums
band
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Yoni Wolf
Yoni Wolf
American musician
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Sam Cohen
Sam Cohen
American singer
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Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Aqueduct
Aqueduct
American band
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Bon Iver
Bon Iver
American indie folk band
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Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger
band from Seattle
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Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney
American rock band
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Joshua Tillman
Joshua Tillman
American singer-songwriter
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Spoon
Spoon
American band
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Nemesea
Nemesea
Dutch band
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Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
English musician and singer for Radiohead
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Silversun Pickups
Silversun Pickups
American rock band
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Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio
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Clem Burke
Clem Burke
American drummer
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Zac Farro
Zac Farro
American drummer, songwriter, and singer
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LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
American alternative dance band
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Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong
American pop punk band
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Hot Chip
Hot Chip
British electronic music band
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Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
American indie rock band
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The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
American rock band
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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
American post-hardcore band
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Japandroids
Japandroids
Canadian rock band
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Wavves
Wavves
band
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St. Vincent
St. Vincent
American singer-songwriter
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Boris
Boris
Japanese experimental rock band
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MGMT
MGMT
American band
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Chris Walla
Chris Walla
American musician
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Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma
American band
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Pure Reason Revolution
Pure Reason Revolution
band
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Yeasayer
Yeasayer
American experimental rock band from Brooklyn, New York
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J Mascis
J Mascis
American musician
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Mogwai
Mogwai
Scottish post-rock band

Cymbals Eat Guitars were an indie rock band from Staten Island, New York, founded by high school friends Joseph D'Agostino and Matthew Miller. The band's name comes from a Lou Reed quote describing the sound of The Velvet Underground.