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Unknown Quantity: Melpo Mene

In the US, Melpo Mene’s music is known only for its use in a Volvo commercial. That’s too bad, because Melpo Mene’s unique blend of acoustic and electronic pop sounds, at its best, like a combination of Stars, Architecture in Helsinki and Iron and Wine. Frontman and songwriter Erik Mattiasson deserves credit for the group’s [...]

Unknown Quantity: Mutandina

Mutandina hails from Buenos Aires and has never played a stateside gig. They defy easy classification; my first reaction is to call them a jam band, but they could just as easily be classified as Latin rock. To further confuse matters, some of their most infectious music is straight-up funk, and “Quaker,” arguably their best [...]