What? Wilmington, Delaware, may have been the setting for the film version of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, but local indie-rock act the Spinto Band have never been ones to throw fists at anyone. For the last decade, they've been too busy writing whip-smart pop songs steeped in equal parts of the Shins' wistful melodies and Bruce Springsteen's anthemic arrangements.

What? When we last saw Antony and the Johnsons, they'd released their second album, 2005's I Am a Bird Now, to massive critical acclaim. Three years later they haven't lost steam.

What? Indie rock duo Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp, a.k.a. the Rosebuds, may be happily married, but unlike the relentlessly chipper couple-in-arms Mates of State, even their brightest records have a sonically sinister side.

What? Accuse Deerhoof of whatever you want -- just don't say they do the same thing twice.

What? Repeatedly touted as Melbourne's best live rock band, Eddy Current Suppression Ring play a brand of punk thick in Australian accents and rife with attitude.

What? While fellow Swedes Peter, Bjorn, and John's indie-pop whistle wiggles its way into the world's hearts, Lykke Li's bubbly brand of funk spreads like gospel, and troubadour Jose Gonzalez's poignant folk strums whisper across the web, Dungen, known for their pounding psych-rock, have chosen a slightly different route to the frontline of the Swedish invasion on their intentionally mis