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Atmosphere

Whoever says white boys can’t rap? Well, yes, Vanilla Ice was traumatizing, but trust us on this—Atmosphere is nowhere near that. Hailing from the Twin Cities a.k.a Minneapolis, Slug (Sean Dealey) and Ant (Anthony Davis) have teamed up for 11 years as Atmosphere.

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Pendulum

A lot of things have been said about this Aussie drum and bass group. The object of ire amongst purists, their somewhat controversial melding of tough dee bee with hard rock and metal has nevertheless won over fans and critics. Meet Pendulum and get this – they’re a band!

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!K7 Records

German Electronic music powerhouse…

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Black Kids: Partie Traumatic (Red Inc/ Red Ink)

They’re not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance

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Correcto: Correcto (Domino)

Scottish art-rock

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The Cool Kids: Bake Sale (Chocolate Industries)

Hang out with The Cool Kids

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Cute Is What We Aim For: Rotation (Fueled By Ramen)

Awww… That’s so cute

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Weezer: Red Album (Geffen)

Eat your jelly with pork and beans

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N.E.R.D: Seeing Sounds (Interscope/Universal)

Uber-hip trio NERD mixes up some sexy beats

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The Pigeon Detectives

What’s in a name? Drummer Jimmi Naylor didn’t like the name The Pigeon Detectives at first, but names aside, this Leeds-based band have created enough buzz to cause havoc on the charts.