Emerging in the late 1980s/early 1990s, indie folk draws on the acoustic folk influences of singer-songwriters from the 1960s (e.g. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell), 1970s (e.g. Nick Drake, James Taylor, Cat Stevens) and 1980s (e.g. Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Indigo Girls) but freely mixes traditional and contemporary folk music stylistics with alt. country, acoustic blues and jazz, indie rock, electronica, symphonic instruments, and eastern-European influences. Other common elements include reverb-laden vocals, unusual harmonies, postmodern… read more
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
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Top Tracks
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| 1 | Mumford & Sons — Little Lion Man |
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| 2 | Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros — Home |
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| 3 | Beirut — Postcards From Italy |
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| 4 | Beirut — Nantes |
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| 5 | June Madrona — St. Helens |
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| 6 | Beirut — Elephant Gun |
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| 7 | Mumford & Sons — The Cave |
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| 8 | Flowers From the Man Who Shot Your Cousin — Lay Down Your Arms |
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| 9 | June Madrona — Five Views of Ranier |
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| 10 | Bon Iver — Skinny Love |
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Top Albums
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Flowers From the Man Who Shot Your Cousin 73,245 listeners
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A Long And Ugly Road (European edition)
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Folks Pop In at the Waterhouse
Various Artists 58,197 listeners
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Loons 33,555 listeners
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Christina Antipa 19,165 listeners
