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The National Grid

Drag City

Annabel Alpers, aka Bachelorette, harks from New Zealand, a country roughly the size of Colorado. No wonder her imagination has gone wild on her latest album, My Electric Family.



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Swing Tree

XL

Take one part Ra Ra Riot and one part Vampire Weekend, and you get the hipster super-group you couldn't have dreamed up a year ago.



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Action/Reaction

Ghostly International

Part pop, part ballad and plenty of percussion, "Action/Reaction" covers the spectrum.



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I Knew

Jagjaguwar

Fist pumping, cathartic declaration that makes you think you're in dizzying love even if it's just with that cheese sandwich over there.



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Glad (Delorean Remix)

True Panther

Delorean has transformed "Glad" from a gentle hymn into something so celebratory that they even threw in fireworks—that's the sound of summer.



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Elephants

This trifecta of ladies are like sirens calling you from afar. It's probably safe to say it's bound to lead to some kind of trouble.



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Octavio

Barsuk

Viva Voce's habit of embracing other talent pays off again in their latest work, with a new line up but the same juicy sound.



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Sooner Or Later

Kanine

Oh, did you think you were getting the girl Thai pop group ZaZa? Good news—you just got upgraded.



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Another Sun

Domino

"You keep the sun and I'll hold the rain." "Another Sun" is all sweet and sour.



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Can't Hear My Eyes

Cooler Cat/Mexican Summer

80s revival may be in full swing but let's not forget how good some distilled 70s funk can be, too...



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Surprise Hotel

I Am Sound

Surprise! You don't understand the lyrics! SURPRISE!! THIS IS STILL AWESOME!!



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Ambivalence Avenue

Warp

Like valium taken aurally.



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Dancehall

Frenchkiss

What can you call something that's part ska and part brit pop... skit pop? Britskop? The jam?



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Standing At The Station

Goner

In a competition for songs that can pack the most punch in less than two minutes, "Standing at the Station" would be a serious contender.



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It Ain't Gonna Save Me

Matador

How badly do you want to put Mr Reatard in a room with Zach Galifianakis??!



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Ichthus Hop

Hardly Art

Remember those posters where you cross your eyes and, OMG, A DOLPHIN!!! This is kind of like that except you can tell people you like it.



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Vampire

Jagjaguwar

You don't have enough fingers to count all the members of this group, but they're all there for the epic chorus.



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The Ruminant Band

Sub Pop

No title could have been better for a song that makes you nostalgic for times we haven't lived.



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Caterpillar Playground

Dead Oceans

We've always wanted to whistle like old movie stars, and this is the perfect chance to practice.



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Phones Don't Feud

twosyllable

This song can bring the sunshine indoors. Like a light bulb, or something.



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When They Fight They Fight

Park The Van

I love you! I hate you! I love you!!! Well, we all know this story...



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There Is No Light

Caprice

Contents: Voice, drums. All organic. Take that, Al Gore.



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What Have I Done

Universal

SACRE BLEU! The perfect soundtrack to a film set in Paris that involves trench coats and distant gazes.



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Fortune Teller

Catbird

This song is so narrative that we're aching to know what happens next.



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Where Do My Bluebirds Fly

Gravitation/Mexican Summer

Did you know that people of extraordinary height are often particularly delicate? Now, here's your proof.



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