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Old 24-03-2012, 07:00
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Josh Ritter - I stopped by a newsagent one day & there was a poster for an upcoming gig of his so I went along

Ron Sexsmith - I was in HMV a couple of years ago & they were playing a song I liked so I shazam'd it

Please share your serendipities
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Old 24-03-2012, 08:35
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Amy Winehouse - Nothing on tele so i put the Brit awards on and she won that night. Been captivated and a huge fan ever since.
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Old 24-03-2012, 08:50
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Joni Mitchell.

I bought "Blue" by mistake and ended up loving it. She's now one of my all time favourite artists.
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Old 24-03-2012, 10:41
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I bought Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album on a whim & it turned out to be one of the best album's of the 90s. Pity the rest of her work didn't live up to it.
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Old 24-03-2012, 10:51
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One Eskimo.

I was always gutted that Kristian Leontiou didn't have more success with his debut album in 2004, he kind of disappeared.

Then driving home once about 1 in the morning, Janice Long played Hometime by One Eskimo and i recognised Kristians voice immediately.
Thank you Janice Long
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Old 24-03-2012, 10:52
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I bought a few albums back in 1994 just based on the artwork.
Ended up with Ogdens Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces and In The Court of The Crimson King by King Crimson. Which was nice.
I've never tried buying that way again as I might have used up all my luck that day.
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Old 24-03-2012, 10:57
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Lykke Li
Naked & The Famous
Lissie
Alex Clare
Bombay Bicycle Club
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
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Old 24-03-2012, 11:00
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Jack Savoretti - Was a support act for a gig i went to a few years ago. Considering we only managed to catch the last two songs, i was charmed and have been a fan since. His debut album is stunning.
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Old 24-03-2012, 11:01
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Jack Savoretti - Was a support act for a gig i went to a few years ago. Considering we only managed to catch the last two songs, i was charmed and have been a fan since. His debut album is stunning.
I came across his album "Between the Minds" on iTunes by chance. He really is a great talent. Love the song "Killing Man".
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Old 24-03-2012, 11:03
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I came across his album "Between the Minds" on iTunes by chance. He really is a great talent. Love the song "Killing Man".
Great to see another Savoretti Fan. No One's Aware is my fav
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Old 24-03-2012, 11:15
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor - I was in Woolworths one day and they were playing Murder on the Dancefloor. I really liked it and I asked the staff what song it was and could I have a copy of it. Been a fan ever since.
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Old 24-03-2012, 20:30
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Peter Kent (German schlager singer)-Discovered him on YouTube.
Joana Zimmer (German singer)-Also on YouTube.
John Farnham-Only really knew of him from 'You're The Voice' but vocally he reminded me of someone else whom I already liked and this led to me wanting to know more.
Khanh Linh (a Vietnamese version of Barbra Streisand)-Recommended by a Malaysian friend.
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Old 25-03-2012, 03:36
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I was reading reviews on Amazon by this user who liked Punk music and he gave 5 stars to this album by a Punk/Ska band called Operation Ivy.I youtubed some songs by them and loved them.Great band.
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Old 25-03-2012, 04:23
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discovered Larkin Poe recently through Grooveshark Radio - they're superb! can't wait to see them in the summer
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Old 25-03-2012, 04:35
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When Jill scotts debut album came out 'who is jill scott?'..the album title caught my eye as i had never heard of her and i saw the producers was jazzy jeff and the roots and it featured a track with roy ayers..so decided to take a chance.

LOVE the album and have a big fan ever since.
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Old 27-03-2012, 08:10
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Most of these are impulse buys rather than accidental!

Surely accidental would be Amazon sending you the wrong CD or something like that!
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Old 27-03-2012, 08:51
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Many of my discoveries have been down to channel hopping the free music channels on Sky and stumbling across something i've liked. Most of the other ones have usually come from listening to Zane Lowe

Halestorm
Five Finger Death Punch
Epica
Melanie Fiona
Natalia Kills
We Are The Ocean
Orianthi
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Old 27-03-2012, 10:24
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Surely accidental would be Amazon sending you the wrong CD or something like that!
That happened to us once, not with Amazon but with Britannia Music (anyone remember them? we were signed up with them for a couple of years) and they sent us a CD we hadn't ordered. I think it was Fever by Kylie Minogue. We sent it back but maybe I should have kept it. Is it a good album?
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