Thousands of Searchlight entries sounds pretty cool, until one realizes that also means thousands of new bands and new music and weeks of listening and you're already freaking out about where to start, right?
We can help.
Just like last year, we've listened to a lot of music in the last few weeks and couldn't help but think, "Wow, this band could be the next ________," or, "I adore Feist. This person sounds like a kindred!"
So think of us as your personal Searchlight recommendation engine. In the gallery above we've selected some of your favourite bands and musicians and paired them up with their Searchlight counterparts. There's also a handy playlist at the top of this post so you can listen to all the Searchlight songs as you go through the gallery.
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Like what you hear? Don't forget to vote daily for your favourite Searchlight contestant! Feel free to tell us in the comments any Searchlight doppelgangers we inadvertently missed.