Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club is a band from Northern Ireland who are quickly making waves across the U.S. Traveling and opening for Phoenix earlier this year, they showed America what they were all about. Forming just in 2009, TDCC decided to leave their university positions in Europe to pursue a full time music career after increased popularity on their myspace page, and rightfully so. Their debut album, Tourist History, was released in late February in Ireland and March 1st elsewhere, reaching a peak position of 22 and 46 in Ireland and the U.K. respectively. The video below is their single "Something Good Can Work." I suggest checking out their myspace page and listening to more of their music.

Iglu and Hartly, Since October, Keane

Iglu & Hartly is an upcoming alternative rock band with a unique sound. Forming in the United States from three members that met at college and soon dropped out to form this band, Iglu and Hartly soon got signed by Mercury Records from the UK and quickly started to gain international fame. This is their first single to hit mainstream and make charts across the world, "In this City."



Turning to a more hard rock side, Since October is a relatively new band just now gaining recognition mainstream for their works. Since October is a christian "post-hardcore" band who signed with Tooth and Nail Records back in 2007. They continue to grow as their newest single is getting more and more popular. This is, "Guilty."



Keane is an English piano rock band that has been around for some quite some time now. First formed in 1995, they are still together releasing albums. Their latest studio album, "Perfect Symmetry," was released on October 13th, 2008. This is my favorite song from the album, "Spiralling."

Puscifer

Puscifer is a side project of Maynard James Keenan. They are a bit different from his other bands Tool and A Perfect Circle, though they do have their similarities. Puscifer seems to me to be more eccentric and darker than the rest of the stuff Keenan has produced. His first album, "V is for Vagina," did fairly well, though I did feel it was an underrated album. Their newest song, "The Mission," is looking to be a good start to what could be a new album.