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No. 40Light Asylum "Angel Tongue" pnotizing in its austere analog coolness, this intimate track is the latest contribution from scene veteran Shannon Funchess.
No. 39Oakley Hall "All the Way Down"Brooklyn's finest alt-country band shifts seamlessly from pretty, mellow folk-rock to deranged psychedelic ferocity.
No. 38Here We Go Magic"Fangela" Shimmering, pastoral guitar and strings join cheerful hand claps and Luke Temple's just-distorted-enough vocals on this whimsical pop track.
No. 37Apache Beat "Tropics" Mad guitars rage against sturdy bass lines and tribal drums while front woman and icon-in-training Ilirjana Alushaj wails like a sexy banshee.
No. 36Bishop Allen "Click, Click, Click, Click"Cutesy but irresistible acoustic pop from BA, a songwriting duo who gracefully balance indie and mainstream appeal.
No. 35White Rabbits"Percussion Gun"Cackling laughter leads into singer Stephen Patterson's heartbroken-and-pissed-about-it lyrics, which come off as angry against stark floor-tom drumming and Spoon front man Britt Daniels's clean production.
No. 34Japanther "Challenge"Frenzied, super-psyched three-chord perfection from these wacky, experimental, perpetually amused punks.
No. 33 Class Actress"All the Saints"Unabashedly slick electro-pop beats juxtaposed with coy, romantically depressed vocals courtesy of star-in-the-making Elizabeth Harper.
No. 32Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson"The Debtor"Defiant piano banging, chimes, and surreal keys mingle in this harrowing-but-uplifting coffeehouse punk anthem about wanting to die from the scene's latest new Dylan.
No. 31Ninjasonik "Art School Girls"Hilarious tribute to and send-up of hipster girls featuring pickup lines like "You're very abstract--we should collaborate" from these cheeky Brooklyn emcees.
No. 30Antibalas "Beaten Metal" Masterpiece of Afrobeat fun from this Bushwick twelve-piece who've lent their conga-and-brass-fueled funk to songs by indie rockers like TV on the Radio and Foals.
No. 29Black Dice "Glazin'" Chirpy psychedelic electro jam courtesy of three of Brooklyn's finest sound artisans.
No. 28The Antlers "Kettering" A spare, echoey piano track featuring barely whispered vocals about watching a friend die of cancer...