FORMER LEAD SINGER OF SUPER FURRY ANIMALS. LESS MODEST & FOLK-ORIENTED THAN PREVIOUS. GENRE-BLURRING W/ 70’S SOFT ROCK THROWBACKS, NURSERY RHYME-FUNK JAMS, COUNTRIFIED KRAUTROCK, PEDAL-STEEL PROG-POP, STRING-SWEPT TRACKS. (-PITCHFORK.COM) PLAY: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 RIYL: BECK, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, SPIRITUALIZED, CATE LEBON, BETA BAND

DUO’S 2ND LP OF SHOEGAZE ROCK. DRAMATIC WASH OF LUSH GUITARS, SURGING CLIMACTIC CHORUSES, MOODY RIFFS, HAZY VOCALS. PLAY: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 RIYL: SAVAGES, DUM DUM GIRLS, TAMARYN, RAVEONETTES

PHILLY DUO’S 2ND LP. BLEND OF ROCK, POP, ELECTRONICS & DANCE. UPBEAT, POWERFUL RIFFS, DRIVING DRUMS, DISTORTION & GROUP HARMONIES. PLAY: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 FCC: 5 RIYL: DEATH CAB, YUCK

SLOW, BROODING & OMINOUS ROCK W/ INFLUENCES OF ENGLISH POST-PUNK, NICH CAVE AND SKINNY PUPPY. GOTHY SYNTHS, TWANGY GUITAR LINES. COMBINES FIELD RECORDINGS W/ ELECTRONICS & MELODRAMA. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 RIYL: NICH CAVE, THE HORRORS, ABE VIGODA, INTERPOL, THE CURE, LIARS, WIRE

VOCALIST/SONGWRITER 2ND LP. EXPERIMENTS W/ DANCEABLE TEMPOS INFLUENCED BY DARK 80’S NEW WAVE, FRENCH POP & WILD ELECTRONIC CLUB JAMS. VINTAGE SYNTHS, DARK POP MELODIES, ECHO-LADEN COWBELL & SONIC TEXTURES. PLAY: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 RIYL: MR TWIN SISTER, BEACH HOUSE, FKA TWIGS, SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS, BLONDE REDHEAD, AUSTRA

NOSTALGIC & OLD SCHOOL CHIPTUNE-INFUSED EMO-POP-ROCK W/ 90’S INFLUENCE. PUNK SPIRIT, 8-BIT PROGRAMMING, FEMALE VOCALS, UPBEAT W/ UNPREDICTABLE GROOVES.TWO EPS IN ONE ALBUM. PLAY: 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 FCC: 2, 7, 11 RIYL: GET UP KIDS

HUSBAND/WIFE DUO W/ 80’S COLLEGE ROCK, 90’S SHOEGAZE INFLUENCE. SWIRLING REVERB/DISTORTED GUITARS, DRIVING DRUMS, MUFFLED/BURIED VOCALS PLAY: 2, 3, 4, 5 RIYL: WHIRR, MBV, DIIV, SWERVEDRIVER

PSYCH-DREAM-POP W/ SLIGHTLY OMINOUS BUT ENDEARING FEMALE VOCALS. TROPICAL FLAVOR, DARK, MYSTERIOUS, CHEERFUL & SUMMERY. PLAY: 1, 3, 4 RIYL: BEACH HOUSE, MO, MR TWIN SISTER

FOUNDER OF PUERTO RICAN GARAGE BAND DAVILA 666 SOLO ALBUM. 60’S GARAGE GUITAR FUZZ, 70’S RAW PUNK ENERGY, 80’S POP CATCHY CHORUSES, COLLABORATIONS W/ FRIENDS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11 RIYL: BLACK LIPS, KING KHAN, BEETS, WARM SODA, NATURAL CHILD

FORMER PASSION PIT MEMBER TRADES KEYS FOR GUITAR. SOUL-POWERED ROCK’N’ROLL, GARAGE-ROCK/POWER-POP W/ MOTOWN BASSLINES, THIN LIZZY DUELING GUITARS AND GLAM BEATS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 FCC: 4, 8, 10 RIYL: CHEAP TRICK

DUO’S DEBUT OF SLOW, SYNTHY LOVE/BREAK-UP BALLADS W/ 80’S INFLUENCE & 60’S MOTOWN. HONEY-SWEET VOCALS, LUSH HARMONIES, AND RETRO INDIE-POP. COVERS: GRATEFUL DEAD (#3), BIG STAR (#8), SMASHING PUMPKINS (#12) PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11 FCC: 4, 6, 7 RIYL: TOPS, PURE BATHING CULTURE, DESIRE, CHROMATICS

3RD LP OF ECSTATIC ELECTRO-SYNTH-POP. CEREBRAL, DANCE-MINDED. PSYCH & TROPICAL W/ 80’S & UK RAVE INFLUENCE. PLAY: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 RIYL: PREFAB SPROUT, BLUE NILE, PRIMAL SCREAM, STUDIO

DELICATE, HEART-FELT, FOLK-INFUSED SINGER-SONGWRITER W/ TENDER VOCALS, LUSH STRINGS, SOFTLY-PLUCKED GUITARS. PLAY: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 RIYL: BAT FOR LASHES, FEIST, ANNA CALVI

LONG-FOMR, SLOW-BUILDING ART-POP/AVANT-FOLK. 3RD LP LUSH & BROODING W/ CANOPY OF STRINGS, MELANCHOLIC MELODIES. COMPLEX & FRAGILE ARRANGEMENTS W/ NATURAL ELEMENTS. PLAY: 1, 3, 4, 6, 11 RIYL: SUN KIL MOON, DAMIEN JURADO, MARK LANEGAN

3RD LP, SPACEY MIX OF 60’S-INFLUENCED PSYCH-POP LAYERED W/ QUIRK & CHARM. COMPLEX, DREAMY SOUND W/ COMICAL LYRICS. PLAY: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 RIYL: ATLAS SOUND, TEEN, YOUNG GALAXY

Psychedelic throwback funkrock with horns, organs and far-out, echoey male vocals. You will groove. FCC: 3. Play: 8, 9, 12. RIYL: Cream, The Black Keys.