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1 Passion Pit “SLEEPYHEAD” Michael Angelakos snuggles into his headphones and juices the Go! Team’s indie-rock double Dutch with extra yelp and a whirly electro riff that deserves its own pool party.

2 ^{The Count & Sinden, feat. Rye Rye} “^{HARDCORE GIRLS}” ^{Brit house duo give Baltimore’s} _{loony-limbed spitfire MC a synth-pumpin’ jam that’s actually as frisky as she is.}

3D _y3ri “T WO ARE ONE” As Adrianne Verhoeven intones the mantra—“Who’s in your heart’s not always who’s in our bed”—a ghostly church organ hums quietly, as if she’s uttering an unholy truth (and she is).

^{4 Joell Ortiz} “^MEMORIES” ^{In the aftermath of his aborted contract with Dr. Dre, Brooklyn’s hottest young} MC spits with Pharoahe Monch–level intensity and clarity, abusing foes like “y’all dudes are Greg Ostertag.”

^{5 Free Blood} “^{NEVER HEAR SURF MUSIC AGAIN}” ^{The most insanely pleasurable, quirkily original} DFA Records act since, well, LCD Soundsystem features !!!’s former drummer and some fashion designer. Huh?

^{6 Devon Williams} “^{FRAGILE WEAPON}” ^{Former singer for teen punks Osker evokes the pluckily} sad-sack indie pop of the Chills and East River Pipe, tenderly musing about the use of his titular weapon.

^{7 The Streets} “^{EVERY THING IS BORROWED}” ^{Finally human again after his 2006 artistic meltdown,} Mike Skinner holds forth poignantly over choppy, surging strings on topics besides being a famous asshole.

^{8 Colourmusic} “^YES!” ^{Ex-Oklahoma college kids stake out a distinctive, color-coordinated patch of land,} with a twee twinkle, surprisingly muscular guitar squall, and romantic rallying cries—“Wanna kiss your mouth!”

9C _b9hairlift “PLANET HEALTH” In the loungey synth-pop fantasia of this Brooklyn trio, our every move is haunted y health concerns, but the funk-bass breakdown and Caroline Polachek’s oddly perky Nico impression reassure.

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77Klash, feat. Johnny Osbourne “MAD AGAIN” Producer of Turbulence’s dancehall classic

“Notorious,” Mikkel “⁷⁷Klash” Burrowes unleashes a rowdy screed over an electro rumble and woah-yeah chorus.

^{11 Polly Scattergood} “^{NITROGEN PINK}” ^{Unlike fellow Brit School alums (Amy Winehouse, Kate} Nash), this Polly Harvey–loving Polly, with big eyes under blonde bangs, trembles with artsy disenchantment.

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Grampall Jookabox “THE GIRL AIN’T PREGGERS” Torn between penury and paternal urge,

Indianapolis blues-psych recluse David Adamson stomps and wails through a post-pregnancy-scare sing-along.

13^1P _m3acific! “SUNSET BLVD.” These two Swedish synth cads couldn’t have paid better tribute to Cali-pop beach ythology if they’d worn Hollywood High halter tops and whistled “God Only Knows” while doing key bumps.

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All Girl Summer Fun Band “THE ONLY ONES” Cooing and strumming with scrappy glee,

a trio of indie survivors produce the year’s second-best Go-Go’s song after Miley Cyrus’ “Breakout.”

^{15 Meiko} “^HAWAII” ^{Like a bewitching waitress who worships Chan Marshall and daydreams of wearing} Chanel shades on a Kauai beach, this Grey’s Anatomy/MySpace folkie has her acoustic swoon in the sun.

Roots Manuva
“Again & Again”

Led by their namesake

rapper, the laid-back

Manuvas take on a home

team of stodgy Brits in a

cricket mismatch. Whether

it’s the hot sun, the thick

white sweaters, or the

leisurely rumbling reggae

groove, they just can’t

summon any motivation.

It’s up to Roots to score the

two runs necessary for the

win, but first he’s got to

take his own advice: “No

loafing about.”

Bert and Ernie
“Ante Up”

What do Bert and Ernie and

M.O.P. have in common?

They’re both hardcore duos,

they’re both from New York

City, and they will both spit

fire over a rowdy beat. In

this fan video, the Sesame

Street roomies are

masterfully edited so that

they mouth the ghetto-rap

anthem’s lyrics at off-the-

hook Muppet house parties.

Next up: Lil’ Fame and Billy

Danze’s take on “Rubber

Duckie.”

The Chemical
Brothers
“Midnight Madness”

The electronic stalwarts’ new

video focuses on one very

special break-dancing goblin.

At midnight (one assumes),

he hops out of his Dumpster

home dressed in a sparkly

jumpsuit and goes parkour-

crazy all over a dark cityscape.

Long snaking shots make it

impossible to tell when urban

gymnastics end and CGI

begins, but the “Is that even

real?” effect only ups the fun.

Devendra

Banhart

“Carmensita”

Taking cues from early

Bollywood films, freak-

folk icon Devendra

Banhart and his Queen

Amidala (Natalie Portman)

act out a classic narrative:

talented prince and

beautiful princess versus

evil tyrant. Thanks to the

power of the ninth circuit

and help from a frisky

goddess, Banhart saves

his true love and some-

how keeps his very loose

trousers from falling off.