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ingenious and infectious - upbeat rock that'll surprise and delight listen after listen - great friggin' music - great friggin' lyrics - don't pass this over

Rosa Alchemica’s explosive merger of melodic rock and some serious attitude takes the baby out of Babyshambles and puts the fun in dysfunctional. With firm foundations built on a caustic night at a Camden pub, this foursome comes to us from the South Pacific, far away Europe and the City of Angels.

Comparisons abound, pfft! Make no mistake, Mr. Gnome has their own sound: yin & yang, tension & release, war & peace, mosh & gaze, and yes man & woman. A band who understands dynamics? o_O

Emotion stirrers, as great artists oughta be, done with their introspective honesty and passionate songwriting. This is rock, very good rock. Here you'll find them stripped down: acoustic guitar and glockenspiel. Four songs: Burn Your Life Down, Back In Your Head, Dark Come Soon (my fav), The Con, and an interview.

Sleepy, grungy, and sweet, Low conjures Neil Young in a modern form. Often called slow core to describe their mellow but heavy sound.

Baroque pop supergroup (19 members): utterly creative and beautiful. Download their entire 2005 self titled album free here in real media format courtesy of Arts & Crafts.

funk up in her - "smashing up against the sonic perimeter" - she got a sense a humor - mad whack experimental

A synth guitar duo + drum machine constructing picturesque and dynamic sound scapes in the vein of a Thoreau Ziggy Stardust. Listen to their debut Plague Park in entirety here: one of the best albums of 2007.

A young, emerging talent out of the Greater Toronto Area. Combining jazz, folk, and rock styles with meaningful lyrics sung by a beautiful female voice, this group has a very unique sound. The songs on display are all originals, off a demo or live recording. The band can be reached at: coat...@hotmail.com.

uber pleasant indie pop - good songwriting, nicely crafted and produced with layers of instruments: guitar, synth, strings, horns, etc. - distant and lazy vocals - they'll be at this years SXSW and should be one of the darlings of the festival