Rodrigo y Gabriela

Mexico City's Rodrigo y Gabriela bring a flamenco rock style to their acoustic guitars and quickly shift through their progressions. Be prepped.

Finding bands not from Brooklyn is becoming more and more difficult. Check out the Suckers whose driving bassline and cosmic guitar pair perfectly.

The XX - Basic Space

The XX, hailing from London bring the soft spoken lyrics mixed with simple guitar rifts and techy keyboards. Perfect for long mornings in bed.

Grizzly Bear - While You Wait for the Others

Grizzly Bear, likely at the top of many best of 2009 lists released their album summer 2009. Harmonizing vocals define the band, and are known as a hifi headphone staple. Not a bad video either.

Solid Gold - Get Over It

Solid Gold, Minneapolis' own, constantly draws comparisons to MGMT. MGMT lacks the mustaches of Solid Gold, and maybe more.

Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime

We have all seen Bing and David do Little Drummer Boy. Switch it up with some pumpkins. Merry Christmas.

The Builder and the Butchers - Black Dresses

By way of Alaska, The Builders and the Butchers (formerly the Funeral Band) come to you from Portland, OR. Check out the unfiltered vocals with revival style chanting for a chorus.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home

Jade and Alexander call out back and forth reminiscent of vocal dueling banjos with an Arcade Fire-like background band supporting.

The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa (Feat. Ezra Koenig)

Esau Mwamwaya from Lilongwe, Malawi teams up with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig to produce this track. Esau has collaborated as well with M.I.A, Santigold, and Architecture in Helsinki.

Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring

Girl/Boy combo out of Brooklyn. Take the distorted acoustic of the Beta Band's Dry the Rain mashed up with a punky American Lily Allen.

Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk Into the Room

English musician and former founder of the Guillemots breaks off for a solo act.