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- initialism Term used
primarily byindependent music promoters togarner interest in analbum by providing the name of one or morefamiliar bands who sound similar to the artist's music.
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Examples
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RIYL Björk, Mono (not the metal band, the late-90s electronic one), Moloko, etc.
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Ernst label last week, and is available via our friends at Forced Exposure (here US), or via Boomkat (here UK) - RIYL: Massive Attack, Mum, Stereolab
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RIYL Björk, Mono (not the metal band, the late-90s electronic one), Moloko, etc.
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Ernst label last week, and is available via our friends at Forced Exposure (here US), or via Boomkat (here UK) - RIYL: Massive Attack, Mum, Stereolab
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RIYL: dance parties, indie-electro, hardcore, dancing till you die
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RIYL: Numeriklab (most famously know for composing the NCIS title song)
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RIYL: "We've changed a lot since the debut album, so I'll just stick to comparing our current sound … Stabbing Westward, Celldweller, Rammstein, Marilyn Manson, and Nine Inch Nails."
HM Doug Van Pelt 2010
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RIYL: Paul McCartney when he's not being a total cheeseball, what would happen to Crowded House if they were trapped in an unending,
HOME Mike Rengel 2010
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While BRAHMS definitely has a sound all their own their RIYL ranges from Hot Chip to Depeche Mode to the Killers (particularly on Subtext is Deadly) to Tanlines.
The KEXP Blog Lauren McNamee 2010
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RIYL: Kevin Devine with a little bit less talent playing pop punk songs!
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