Local Music - "Go Outside" by Cults

Genre: Soul/Indie Pop
Hometown: New York, NY
Latest Album: 7" (to be released in 2012)
Label: (unknown)
Other Notable Songs: "The Curse"

Fun Fact: Cults only started making music several months ago and is the by product of the two members who are, in fact, a couple who are both studying film in NYC. Known as an 'internet-hype' band, they posted music online for the amusement of their friends and themselves, only to find it circulating on the Pitchfork website and other indie music sites.

Cults Website HERE.

To view the official music video for the song "Go Outside", click HERE.

International - "Jamelia" by Caribou

Genre: Electronica
Hometown: London, Ontario, Canada
Latest Album: Swim (2010)
Label: City Slang
Other Notable Songs: "She's The One" and "Melody Day"

Fun Fact: Daniel Snaith previously recorded under the stage name Manitoba, but changed his stage name name to Caribou in 2004 under threat of a lawsuit by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba, the stage name of The Dictators frontman Richard Blum.

Caribou Website HERE.

Cover - "The End Has No End" by Metric

Original: "The End Has No End" by the Strokes

Genre: New Wave/Alternative
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Latest Album: Fantasies (2009)
Label: Last Gang Records
Other Notable Songs: "Gimme Sympathy"

Fun Fact: Metric's song "Eclipse (All Yours)" is featured in the movie "Eclipse: The Twilight Saga" Soundtrack.

Metric Website HERE.



The Original:

Acoustic - "Dust On The Ground" by Bombay Bicycle Club

Genre: Folk/Indie Rock
Hometown: Crouch End, London, England
Latest Album: Flaws (2010)
Label: Island Records
Other Notable Songs: "Rinse Me Down"

Fun Fact: In 2006, Bombay Bicycle Club, whose name was inspired by a chain of Indian restaurants in London, entered Virgin Mobile's "Road to V" and were named one of two winners in this highly regarding music competition.

Bombay Bicycle Club Website HERE.

New Favorites - "Fashionably Univited" by Mellowdrone

Genre: Lo-Fi/Rock
Hometown: Highland Park, CA
Latest Album: Angry Bear (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Jumping Off The Pier" and "Oh My"

Fun Fact: Although they remain unsigned and independent, Mellowdrone have had many of their singles featured on feature films and television including Six Feet Under, Project Runway, "Prom Night" and "The Invisible".

Mellowdrone Website HERE.