The American Analog Set - Know by Heart (2001)

"Know by Heart" is the fourth studio album by The American Analog Set and is considered by many to be their crowning achievement. It contains two of the band's most famous tracks, "Punk as Fuck" (which actually contains no profanity at all, moms and dads) and "Choir Vandals." Track 4, "The Postman," contains backing vocals by Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service fame. Funnily enough, Gibbard covered the song "Choir Vandals" on volume five of Post-Parlo's "Home" series, which is a split EP with The American Analog Set's own Andrew Kenny. Other notable tracks include "Gone to Earth," "Aaron and Maria," and "Million Young."

For fans of: The Wooden Birds, Broken Social Scene, Kings of Convenience

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The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams (2006)

This album accomplishes the feat of being dancy in this day and age without being overly bassy, annoyingly bubblegum or saturated with Auto-Tune. In fact, this album contains no programmed elements at all. Erlend Øye (you might know him from Kings of Convenience or from lending his vocals to Röyksopp's car insurance-friendly "Remind Me") spearheads this minimalist indie pop wonder and shows no signs of slowing down. The record's opener, "Burning" will have you dancing for weeks.



For fans of: Phoenix, Kings of Convenience, The Maccabees


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