The Top 100 Bands/Artists You Should Be Listening to and Aren't.

One of my favorite things about listening to the obscure is the reaction I get when I tell someone about a band they have never heard of and they fall in love with them. There truly is no greater happiness for me than letting someone in on my little secret. Some of these on my top 100 list used to be a secret, but have found success in the mainstream world. I struggle with this, because on the one hand, I really want to see these talented individuals reach their full potential and make it big. On the other hand, I hate losing my secret. Then again, I can always say I loved them "way back when..."

My goal is to use this blog to give you a little insight into each of the following. I am a total nerd and reseach in depth everything I am in to. I love to learn the backstroy of the things I love. So eventually, I will share what I kow about all of these artists with you.  Seriously, check out these guys. You might hate some, you might love some, but I hope that you will appreciate the talent in all of them. You suck if you don't.

100. The Black Lips
99. Bat For Lashes
98. Circa Survive
97. Blacklist Royals
96. The Shivers
95. Dirty Projectors
94. Jason Isbell
93. Johny Corndawg
92. Sufjan Stevens
91. Bawn in the Mash
90. The Weepies
89. Death Cab for Cutie
88. Mumm-Ra
87. Jessica Lea Mayfield
86. Dar Williams
85. Lucero
84. Tegan and Sara
83. Zee Avi
82. The xx
81. The White Stripes
80. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
79. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
78. The Black Ghosts
77. Missy Higgins
76. The Romany Rye
75. Loose Baggy Monster
74. The Swell Season
73. Lykki Li
72. Sam Bradley
71. Eels
70. Greenhornes
69. Metric
68. Cat Power
67. Girl in a Coma
66. The Moondoggies
65. Joshua Radin
64. The Killers
63. Fleet Foxes
62. The Appleseed Cast
61. The Morning Benders
60. Klondike & The Slow Rush
59. Bon Iver
58. The Smiths
57. Ben Harper & Thr Relentless Seven
56. Vampire Weekend
55. Margot & The Nuclear So & So's
54. Billy Boy on Poison
53. Grizzly Bear
52. The Kills
51. Pheonix
50. Josh Ritter
49. MGMT
48. Band of Skulls
47. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
46. Modest Mouse
45. The Mars Volta
44. Drive-By Truckers
43. Old Crow Medicine Show
42. Haley Bonar
41. Silversun Pickups
40. The Decemberists
39. The Kooks
38. Joshua James
37. My Morning Jacket
36. The Ravonettes
35. The Dead Weather
34. My Terrible Friend
33. The Duke Spirit
32. Neko Case
31. Paramore
30. A Fine Frenzy
29. Karen Elson
28. Laura Marling
27. Frontier Ruckus
26. Muse
25. The Civil Wars
24. Johnny Flynn
23. Iron & Wine
22. Dr. Dog
21. Monsters of Folk
20. Jenny Lewis
19. Those Darlins
18. Tilly & The Wall
17. Band of Horses
16. Cage The Elephant
15. The Avett Brothers
14. Mumford & Sons
13. Fruit Bats
12. The Weeks
11. Arctic Monkeys
10. Middle Brother
9.  Dawes
8. Rilo Kiley
7. The Black Keys
6. Bobby Long
5. Kings of Leon
4. Marcus Foster
3. Delta Spirit
2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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