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I stumbled upon them, but busy as I am, I've gotta share this with everyone. They're ridiculously incredible - like a cross between explosions in the sky with m83, and that something more.

As The Stars Fall - Revolt
Somehow they manage to blend ambient instrumentals with a post-rock sounds, yet incorporating a largely electronica rhythm. Awesome stuff.

As The Stars Fall - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Like many of their other songs, they make good use of samples to set the tone for the song.

As The Stars Fall - Artificial Sun
Lo-fi and ambient at the same time, and more post-rock again, I love how they totally marry these together.

I've been noticing a couple of comments about how they resemble m83 a lot, but my take is that their major influence is m83. even if they did really copy their stuff, m83 is still m83, no one can take it away from them. At worst, all As The Stars Fall will sound like is pretenders but for the moment, let's just embrace the good music.

i'll be the one to say you know it's true

Escapism.

Chanced upon this awesome singer/songwriter called Jess Penner. Really poppy but it seems to strike a chord with me. Her vivacity seems to spill right out of her voice, maybe it's her overflowing love for life. Backed by neat rhythms, more often than not electronic-based, she comes across as really spunky and seems to wear her heart on her sleeve, in a good way. You know, I think she'd make fast friends with Inch Chua.

Jess Penner - In The Stars

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they forgot what they lost but they know it was good

Stars - Dead Hearts
They worked with BSS on the release of "World Sick" and yet managed to drop a fantastic new album that's more introspective than before. Lovely melodious piece that belies the melancholy evocated by lines like "It's hard to know they're out there, it's hard to know that you still care".

Stars - I Died So I Could Haunt You
They don't disappoint do they? Glorious synths take its place in the background, and soon complemented by driving beats. A cascade of sounds that's seemingly fitting for a song that has its roots in rock.

Wang Chung - Space Junk
Wang Chung - what a cool name. And equally matched by laidback vocals and dallying backing rhythms.