This list is eclectic, but I'm just not a fan. Since when is Josh Ritter a new artist? He's been around for quite a bit. I guess new to them means new to the spotlight.

I'd like to see some of my favorite girls get some AMERICAN recognition: Missy Higgins, Tristan Prettyman, Holly Brook (though I think she would've been good for this list as the pseudo Dido in Eminem's Stan for Fort Minor's Where'd you go?), Michelle Featherstone, Lauren Hoffman, even Mandy Moore! People tend to forget Mandy Moore is a singer/songwriter, especially after the whole Candy thing. I saw her in New York a few weeks ago, and she's been touring with Paula Cole and Rachael Yamagata. And her and Rachael have been writing songs together. It's gotta be promising.

I've heard some of these artists on the list and not bad from what I heard. I'm a music freak but I have one woman who's voice can really set me on fire. Breathtaking and though she's not around a lot with "Top Music" or "Top 100" she's always been my top everything! Amy Lee of Evanescence. Hand me her on a silver platter any day.

Remember when Columbia House was huge and if you joined you would get 10 CD's for a cent, you only had to pay shipping and handling?  Well, Robyn was one of the CD's I picked when I joined.  I'm not sure I should have admitted that but what can I say, the CD was pretty good.  Not sure if I like the single that's on the EW site, I'll have to hear more before I give her another shot.  I did like Paramore, at least the song that's on the site.  Yea it's a bit pop-punk and I really get annoyed with that style of music, the turn on is really the female vocalist.  What would normally be a SUM-41 rip off they are more appealing because of her vocals.  However, don't take my word for it, I love bands with female leads such as Flyleaf.

Thanks for the review, I really do need to find some new music, I'm getting a little bored with what I have.

"Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from."

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this info.  I'm a music fanatic and I'm always in the market for new music.  The Dey album has now become a "must have" for me.  The description given to this group is definitely meritorious.  For all who like the sound of The Dey, I would definitely recommend Paula DeAnda's debut album which is self titled.  The Dey is featured on the Walk Away remix of Paula's Album.  She's a teenager from Texas with latin roots (if my memory serves me correctly).  I also like the way Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are sounding.  I'll preview the album before committing though.

Thanks for bringing some welcomed relief to my busy day!

I have been a fan of hers for a year or so now and she is fantastic, highly recommended. I have her album 'Naturally' and she has a new one coming out pretty soon, if it hasn't already. Also, if you like Amy Winehouse, you will be happy to know Jone was a large influence on her.

I saw her perform recently in Oz. If you like naive, waifish songs sung with a naive girlish voice, well, that might be your thing. It certainly didn't float my boat.

I have to admit I'm getting really tired of girlish-voiced women singing their ditties. It might work if you're a teenager, but it gets pretty old coming from adult women.

I love Josh Ritter but is he that new? He seems to have been hanging around the pages of Hotpress (Irish music/culture/nonsense mag) and collapsing on stages here (/there) for YEARS. I recommend Girl in the War and Best for the Best from 2006's The Animal Years and To the Dogs or Whoever and the Temptation of Adam from the Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter. And also Harrisburg from 2000's Golden Age of Radio...or just download everything delete ever other song of your iPod and it'll all be ok. Josh promises.

Also have any of you seen the movie Once, sappy nonsense though it is the lead actor Glen "Outspan" Hansard's band the Frames are one of my faves check out their live album Set List and the song Fake from Burn the Maps.

And finally since they're both male dominated: Cowboy X a female fronted band also from Ireland. Their myspace is probably the best place to go and THE song is Gabbi.

Oh and Paramore's Misery Business is my current swagger song, you know it's late and dark and you're walking home down back streets and you want a gait that says look at me and feel pain, well you need a soundtrack to do that, especially when you're five foot two and most likely wearing mittens.