From a trio of hook-hawking Brooklyn garage-pop ragamuffins to a Rihanna-approved alt-R&B balladeer to a folksy crew of South Carolinean rappers, here are five artists you should hear now.

From a trio of hook-hawking Brooklyn garage-pop ragamuffins to a Rihanna-approved alt-R&B balladeer to a folksy crew of South Carolinean rappers, here are five artists you should hear now.