Consistently listenable, smart, melodic and engaging indie rock, mostly about relationships. From Cincinnati.

Country rock that's more country than rock. Songwriting is a notch above. An easy listen.

Amazingly fresh riot grrrl punk rock band. Taking the best from New York Dolls, Hole, Bikini Kill etc, repackaged in an arresting full-on...

Predictable (starts quiet, ends loud) electronic goth pop. Melodic, but boring. Singer sounds like the guy from Bush. Apparently they...

Heavily electronic sellout boy pop. Some interesting effects and loops. Autotuned voice is pretty good.

Highly harmonic synth club music with falsetto vocals and plenty of atmosphere. Could work as background music.

Entertaining, well produced sellout explicit pop that borrows freely but still feels fresh.

With a name like that, you know the music will be somewhat whymsical. And it is! Rich instrumental compositions with fantastic horn...

One of these all-guy bands that mostly deliver very heavy scream rock, but also have sections or whole songs that are aimed at pop charts...

Melodic light pop about boyfriends. Steals some of Taylor Swift's moves.

At times very explicit bedroom pop, with African and Caribbean accents. Well produced. Her voice is in the upper ranges. Have your lady...

Elements of punk, techno, dance, and heavy rock mingle from song to song. Energetic and attention-grabbing.

Auto-tune Drake imitator. Good lyrics & rhythms.

High quality rapping over mostly mid-tempo funk, soul and R&B tracks. Very clever, always interesting. Great backing vocals.

Mumbling alto rap over mostly mellow backing tracks.

Serious alternative rock duo from Chicago. Owes some debt to Radiohead. Emo angst with some anthemic choruses. Churning electric guitar...

Quieter side melodic indie pop that kind of reminds us of Belly. Versatile, engaging voice.

Overserious Americana duo. Music is rootsy but with poppy production. Songwriting is earnest, unsubtle and a little clunky. If you saw...

Light dance-pop with rap sections, en espanol. Some tracks would be good on a beach mix.

Contemporaries of Tribe Clled Quest, back touring to support a new album. Older stuff has a pleasant Fresh Prince freshness and is mostly...