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The 1984 Draft
Dayton, Ohio
RIYL: Sugar, The Hold Steady, Jawbreaker
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Broken Hearts Are Blue
Kalamazoo, Michigan
RIYL: Midwest Emo, Caufield Records, Council Records
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Chris Broach
Chicago, Illinois
RIYL: Braid, At The Drive-In, Jawbox
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Christopher Lee Lewis
Los Angeles, California
RIYL: The Beatles' Esher Demos, Roky Erickson's "For You," and Kurt Cobain's "Do Re Mi" from the home recordings
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FVRMN
Tokyo, Japan
RIYL: Jawbreaker, Leatherface, Bob Mould, Dinosaur Jr.
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Palm Ghosts
Nashville, Tennessee
RIYL: Peter Gabriel, Chameleons, The Cure
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Upset Boy and the Queens
Nashville, Tennessee
RIYL: Early College Radio, MTV’s 120 Minutes, Garage Rock (Circa the ‘00s)
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Zach Barocas New Freedom Sound
New York, New York
RIYL: Sephardic Songs, Contemporary Classical, Free Jazz, LatinX, Afro-Cuban Music, Chamber Music