Who? With a loyal following across the Atlantic culled via a series of heated live sets and plenty of radio air time, New York City-bred quartet the Postelles are finally poised to break out stateside with their jangling, catchy retro tunes leading the way.

Who? Those who miss the light, heady days of Moon Safari-era Air, don't fret: Peter von Poehl has landed. With meticulously crafted songs featuring spacey atmospherics, warm tones, and von Poehl's lushly fragile vocals, it's no wonder the French duo themselves took him along on their recent world tour.

Who? Bridging the gap between dolphin squeak and Yoko Ono shriek, Ponytail vocalist Molly Siegel rounds out this genre-bending quartet of Baltimore art-punks, who all met at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Who? In Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis, protagonist Gregor Samsa attempts daily life after being morphed into a revolting insect, fittingly, then, that a seven-piece post-rock group from Richmond, VA would don the name, specializing in a transformative sound, albeit of a prettier nature.

Who? With undeniably infectious hooks and never-boring pop formulation, D.C.-born, Philadelphia-based three-piece Jukebox the Ghost rekindle the communal, sing-along pop styling of '60s FM radio with their excellent debut full-length, Let Live and Let Ghosts.

Who? Chicago's Joe Pug admittedly sounds like the wooden stool and mic-less icons before him, but it's all in genuine homage to days spent confiding in his father's record collection.