Minor chord indie rock with unhappy lyrics.

Melancholy space-goth music with slower tempos than most. Good vocalist.

Light indie lounge-pop. Great bass lines. Noodley guitar can be a bit much. Songs are very similar.

Stately acoustic music with good harmonies and interesting songwriting. Just 2 albums out thus far.

Pretty good acoustic ensemble pop-rock. Strong vocals and harmonies.

Appalachian flavored roots country. Banjo, fiddle, etc. Large catalog

Homogeneous atmospheric bedroom pop

Michael Jackson-inspired disco/pop from Sweden.

So-so pop kid with a sense of humor and just a few singles out.

Formulaic sellout rock-pop stealing from Wheezer, Blink 182 and Third Eye Blind. Singer's voice is annoying.

Peaceful, quiet indie folk. Really easy on the ears - good background music. Great voice. Well produced and arranged.

Female lead singer and skilled use of synths add some interest to otherwise typical fantasy-story heavy metal songs.

Enjoyable, engaging mostly spare pop beats/mixes with almost-falsetto singing.

Overwrought emo indie rock that leaves your life worse than it was before you heard it. Creative drummer, but hackneyed & repetitive...

Kinetic joyful angry Japanese punk rock

Local Boston band! Driving heavy metal with interspersed growl-screams and introspective lyrics.

A lot of slower paced acoustic roots tunes, but some rockers too. Great voice.

Spirited singer fronts rootsy bluegrass/country band with an old timey vibe (there will be banjo pickin)

Part of the Metric/Broken Social Scene covey of Canadian bands, Stars produce vaguely British-sounding mostly acoustic indie rock, often...

Bluegrass based acoustic music with strong vocalists. A little boring.