Doppelganger Indie Picks . June 2009

Hi! Welcome again to our new regular segment. This June, we're pleased to present you another two of our favourite indie acts. If you know of anyone and would like to recommend it to us, email openmickl [at] gmail [dot] com and we'll check it out. Here's our selection this month:

Malaysia

Artist: Phlox
amp.channelv.com/phlox
myspace.com/phloxtheband

Hakim contacted us a few weeks back, asking us to check out their stuff as they wanted to be listed to play at Indie Youth Fest. After listening to his stuff, and also getting a nod from Peter Hassan Brown about their music, we're pretty convinced these guys are THE FIND of the month! Play on! And come watch them play at Indie Youth Fest!

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Australia

Artist: Melanie Horsnell

http://melaniehorsnell.com
myspace.com/melaniehorsnell

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