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Delta Dart, Story Of My Life

Erin of Delta Dart would write the skeleton of a song and teach it to her bandmates. Each of them would go away and work out their own version. Then, the band would re-group and combine their interpretations. Mostly, this resulted in achingly sad, harmonised melodies.

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Dear And The Headlights, Grace

Dear And The Headlights are probably the best pop band ever. Better than Abba. Why? Because they have what seems to be an inexhaustible supply of beautiful melodies. They occasionally sprinkle in little innovative bonuses, like Grace’s unexpected upward melodic twist.

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Love Lost But Not Forgotten, Means To No End

Love Lost But Not Forgotten were basically Converge. Except there were six of them, they even further outdid their contemporaries, and they played screamo.

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Circle Takes The Square, In The Nervous Light Of Sunday

Circle Takes The Square are a miracle. They make symphonic hardcore. That is, hardcore that is not just a collection of songs, but a journey. I was loathe to actually post a track here because, by doing so, I am negating their great achievement. However, In The Nervous Light Of Sunday is the representative microcosm of the larger cosmos.

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Tim Holehouse, Vessels That Sail In The Night

The beautifully sad, circular melody of this song conjures the disappointment of an early, desolate morning that somehow feels like a new beginning.

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Daniel Johnston, Tears Stupid Tears.

The pitch fall that accompanies the pitched fall of [tears, stupid tears, bring] “me down” is just perfect. This song reminds me of the summer before last, when I was terrified and exhilarated all the time.

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