Acoustic - "Flume" by Bon Iver

Genre: Acoustic/Folk
Hometown: Medford, Wisconsin
Latest Album: For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)
Label: 4AD
Other Notable Songs: "Skinny Love" and "Blood Bank"

Fun Fact: A play on words for the French for "good winter" (bon hiver), the Wisconsin based band is led by singer/songwriter Justin Vernon. The album For Emma, Forever was written when Vernon isolated himself in rural Wisconsin in order to heal from a severe case of mononucleosis. He did not intend to write music during this time, however an album began to manifest itself and Vernon followed it, writing and recording all the songs alone in a cabin in the north Wisconsin woods.

Bon Iver Website HERE.

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.

Acoustic - "King of Spain" by The Tallest Man On Earth

Genre: Folk/Blues
Hometown: Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden
Latest Album: Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird EP (2010)
Label: Dead Oceans/Gravitation
Other Notable Songs: "The Wild Hunt"

Fun Fact: Often compared to Bob Dylan, Kristian Matsson has a strong knowledge of the roots of American folk music, which is impressive if not ironic given that English isn't even his first language.

The Tallest Man On Earth Website HERE.

Acoustic - "More Than Life" by Whitley

Genre: Acoustic/Folk Rock
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia/London, England
Latest Album: n/a
Label: Dew Process/Universal
Other Notable Songs: "Poison In Our Pocket"

Fun Fact: The band known formerly as Whitley was officially dissolved in 2010 by the lead singer Lawrence Greenwood, who is currently launching his solo career under the same label. For more musical goodness of this type, check out his solo work.

[Old Whitley My Space site HERE.]

Lawrence Greenwood Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Once More With Feeling" by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.

Genre: Electroacoustic/Indie Rock
Hometown: Southend, Essex, England
Latest Album: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. (2010)
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Other Notable Songs: "I Spy"

Fun Fact: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is the stage name of English artist Sam Duckworth and his band. He is sometimes referred to as Get Cape, Cape, GCWCF and Slam Dunkworth.

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Hustle" by Tunng

Genre: Experimental Folk
Hometown: London, England
Latest Album: ...And Then We Saw Land (2010)
Label: Full Time Hobby & Static Caravan
Other Notable Songs: "Don't Look Back Or Down"

Fun Fact: Tunng are known for their use of unique items as musical instruments, such as seashells and a windup bird-in-a-cage music box.

Tunng Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Greyside" by JD Feighner

Genre: Rock/Pop
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Latest Album: Sundays at 1620 (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Friends of Mine"

Fun Fact: Music has always been part of JD's life. He plays the piano, violin, trumpet, drums and both the electric and acoustical guitar. His interest in music peaked when he became involved in production as a senior Physics Major at Colorado College.

JD Feighner Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Drifting" by Andy McKee

Genre: Acoustic Folk
Hometown: Topeka, KS
Latest Album: Joyland (2010)
Label: Candy Rat Records
Other Notable Songs: "Rylynn"

Fun Fact: Andy McKee is considered one of the world's best acoustic guitar soloists. He doesn't drink or do drugs of any kind in order to keep his mind clear and his music pure.

Andy McKee Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Fire and Rain" by Matt Kearney

Genre: Folk
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Latest Album: City Of Black And White (2009)
Label: Aware/Universal Records
Other Notable Songs: "Nothing Left To Loose" and "Closer to Love"

Fun Fact: Matt first picked up a guitar in college, where he learned to play and write his own songs. After he found God, he stopped partying, started playing music and eventually started his career as a singer/songwriter.

Matt Kearney Website HERE.

Acoustic - "White Sky" by Vampire Weekend

Genre: Worldbeat/Indie Rock
Hometown: New York, NY
Latest Album: Contra (2010)
Label: XL Records
Other Notable Songs: "Cape Code Kwassa Kwassa", "Mansard Roof" and "Oxford Comma"

Fun Fact: Citing their main influence as African popular music and Western classical music, Vampire Weekend gained popularity primarily from online buzz and music blogs including Stereogum.

Vampire Weekend Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Bed Down" by Split Seconds

Genre: Pop
Hometown: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Latest Album: (unknown)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Paperboy"

Fun Fact: Split Seconds originally started as a solo project for lead singer Sean Pollard, however their all-singing, all-instrument playing (and swapping) group has lead to great success in around one year. They have been regarded by such bands as Cloud Control and Parade only to name a few.

Split Seconds Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Tall As Cliffs" by Margot and The Nuclear So & So's

Genre: Folk/Chamber Pop
Hometown: Indianaplis, IA
Latest Album: Buzzard (2010)
Label: Mariel Recording Company
Other Notable Songs: "Skeleton Key"

Fun Fact: The lead singer, Richard Edwards, was in a band during his college years called Archer Avenue, which was named after the street where the characters in The Royal Tenenbaums lived.

Margot and the Nuclear So & So's Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Limit to Your Love" by James Blake

Genre: Indie/Jazz/Soul
Hometown: London, England
Latest Album: CMYK (2010)
Label: Hemlock Records
Other Notable Songs: "CYMK" and "I Only Know (What I Know Now)"

Fun Fact: At only 22 years old, James Blake has already released 3 EPs and has recorded and mixed all of his tracks at home on his personal computer.

James Blake Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Moon In My Eyes" by Highlife

Genre: Afro/Psych-Pop
Hometown: London, England/New York, NY
Latest Album: Best Bless (2010)
Label: The Social Registry
Other Notable Songs: "F Kenya RIP"

Fun Fact: The lead singer, Sleepy Doug Shaw, is from the band White Magic who is an associate of Gang Gang Dance and Animal Collective, the band name also serves as an end-around that deflates those who criticize Western pastiche of African sounds

Highlife Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Neon Bible" by Arcade Fire

Genre: Baroque Pop/Indie Rock
Hometown: Quebec, Canada
Latest Album: The Suburbs (2010)
Label: Merge Records
Other Notable Songs: "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Wake Up"

Fun Fact: In addition to instrument mainstays guitar, drums and bass guitar, members play piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, glockenspiel, keyboard, French horn, accordion, harp, mandolin and hurdy-gurdy. The band takes most of their instruments on tour, and the multi-instrumentalist band members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows.

The Arcade Fire Website HERE.

Acoustic - "If It Smashes Down" by My Morning Jacket

Genre: Indie/Psychedelic/Country Rock
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Latest Album: Evil Urges (2008)
Label: ATO Records
Other Notable Songs: "Highly Suspicious" and "Evil Urges"

Fun Fact: The band's lead singer Jim James was inspired to create their name from the initials "MMJ" which he saw embroidered on a discarded jacket at the scene of a fire.

My Morning Jacket Website HERE.