He sounds like... himself.

Every time a new musician appears and people start talking about it, I always hear someone give it one of these, "He's a mix between Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Matthew Good and Coldplay" (the list could arguably go on). Needless to say these people are talking out of their butts, I'm pretty sure that if someone sounds like a mix between anyone then they just sound like themselves. I understand what they're saying but really I believe it's an attempt to make themselves seem more cultured in the music world. Whatever I guess we all want to be someone.