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Bands the blogs love: Emilie Autumn, Vagina Panther, Elliott Brood

Bands the blogs love: Real Estate, the Very Best, Wetnurse, Pantyraid

Warpaint, Drink Up Buttercup, Bang Bang Eche

Kristeenyoung; Turbo Fruits; Sirens Sister; Real Ones

Alvin Band, Bloody Panda, The Big Pink

Eyedea and Abilities, Wild Beasts, Washed Out

Ladyhawke: we called it! Pittsburgh Slim: not so much.

Kleerup, Thee Oh Sees, the Smith Westerns

Eugene McGuinness, Bowerbirds, General Elektriks, Blacklist

Marina and the Diamonds; Paul and the Patients; Frank Turner; Middle Class Rut

Cymbals Eat Guitars, Explode Into Colors, Andy Shauf

Wordsmith, Elizabeth and the Catapult, Mark Mallman

Post War Years, Goes Cube, Das Pop, Headless Heroes

Crystal Stilts, Spain Colored Orange, Men, Dananananaykroyd

Up-and-coming indie faves: Jeremy Jay, Vienna Teng, Micachu

Buraka Som Sistema; It Hugs Back; the Whitest Boy Alive; Trash Talk

Here We Go Magic; Mirah; Fake Problems; Harlem

Gui Boratto; Sholi; The Phantom Band

Those Dancing Days; Hypernova; Mr. Scruff

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band; Andrew Lipke; Fever Ray; Paper Route

Titus Andronicus; Max Tundra; Astronautalis

Marykate O'Neil; Mother Mother; Deastro

Empire of the Sun; Dalek; Gramercy Arms; Tobacco

Jim Noir; the Gay Blades; Illa J; Friendly Fires

Morgan Geist; Novillero

The Break and Repair Method; Ladyhawke; Johnny Foreigner

I'm Not a Gun; Pendulum; the Phenomenal Handclap Band

The Airborne Toxic Event; Figurines; Freshkills; Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

Flying Lotus; Love Psychedelico; the Cancer Bats; Musee Mecanique

Adron; Pas/Cal; The Whip

Grand Archives; King Khan & the Shrines; Torche; Colourmusic

Lightspeed Champion; the Presets; Priscilla Ahn

The Bridges; the Hood Internet; Modey Lemon

Does It Offend You, Yeah?; Dark Meat; Christine Fellows; Osborne

F--- Buttons; Cut Copy; Syme

School of Language; Carl Craig; Magnetic Morning

Shy Child; the Morning Benders; Sara Melson; Genghis Tron

The Big Sleep; Jack Penate; F---ed Up

The Republic Tigers; Young Punx; Times New Viking

Alice Smith; British Sea Power; Pig Destroyer; the Field

Pittsburgh Slim; Jukebox the Ghost; the Gaslight Anthem; Rudder

Besnard Lakes; Mac Lethal; Foxy Shazam

Enter Shikari; Via Audio; 'Daft Funk Samples'

West Indian Girl; the Coathangers; White Williams

Tunng; Bangers & Cash; Get Him Eat Him

Blockhead; Working for a Nuclear Free City; Foreign Born

Jesca Hoop; Madlib; Rogue Wave

Colette; Oakley Hall; Odd Nosdam

Summer compilation nation: Bob Marley, Get Physical, Now-Again

The Postmarks; A Band of Bees; Dimitri from Paris

Savath & Savalas; Gabby Glaser; Pelican

Blitzen Trapper; Cinematic Orchestra; Digitalism; Misha

Datarock; Joan As Police Woman; Toca; Socalled

Bonde Do Role; Matthew Dear; Von Südenfed

Battles; Hot Chip; Miracle Fortress

Yacht; Great Northern; Dungen