Almost entertaining, nearly creepy, grovve-oriented oddball rock. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Pixies-influenced. Catchy, goofy rock-pop.

Quirky, funny, original and unpredictable acoustic pop. Great voice. Versatile & spare.

Likable but undistinctive quieter pop. Spare. Clean. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Kind of cute, mostly pointless Euro-pop fluff RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Potty mouth character sings catchy pop tunes RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Boring ballad crooner. VERY HANDSOME! RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Boring too-serious relationship ballads RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Fun jazz/funk ensemble with horn section RATING: Promising

Heavy rock -- Soundgarden crossed with Rage Against the Machine. Band has a lot of versatility, and they have some interesting...

Scream metal. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Polite mid-tempo rock. Both male and female lead vocalists which adds some interest. They like to use guitar flange effects to distract...

Jazz saxophonist who writes his own material and has a great quartet. Ballads are very nice, but uptempo tunes wander into annoying sax...

Gothy sinister synth rock RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Retro music featuring exclusively Satanist themes. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Garbage (the band) imitators. But less interesting. Superficial. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Too precious emo pop. Refreshingly spare arrangements. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

A solo project by Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez Varied pop tunes. Voice not that likable. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Sassy speed rapper RATING: Thanks But No Thanks

Sultry bedroom pop. Stupid lyrics. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks