JAPANDROIDS

Origin: Vancouver, BC
Category: EMERGING ANTLERS
Cherchez La Moose: I found these guys on MySpace back in 2008. Their page was averaging about 4 hits a day. Their blog posts sounded a little disgruntled - it kind of seemed like they were going to break up soon. I thought to myself 'man, I hate this industry. So many good bands like this never get the credit they deserve and end up throwing in the towel.' SURPRISE! They blew up a year later. Glowing reviews in Pitchfork, Spin, and The New York Times. Huge online fanbase. Successful tours as headliners. They even had Montreal hipsters jumping around and shouting out the lyrics when I saw them live. Check out their album Post-Nothing, it's a winner.