Second Stage: Vows, 'Winter's Grave'
by Emily White
Listen to and download a haunting track from this small New Jersey band with a mammoth sound.
Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear
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Second Stage: Tan Vampires, 'I Found A Body'
by Clare Flynn
Hear a surprisingly dark and subversive song by the little-known New Hampshire-based band.
Second Stage: Oldboy Records, 'Cold And Bright'
by Clare Flynn
Hear a song from Oldboy Records that's as cool and crisp as the winter day that inspired it.
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Second Stage: Bad Sound, 'Beautica'
by Clare Flynn
The New York band makes a song that balances youthful enthusiasm with a surprising amount of maturity and straight-up pop sensibility.
Second Stage: Sister Cities, 'White Dress'
by Shannon Carlin
Hear a dreamy-sounding song by Sister Cities, a little-known band you should hear.
Second Stage: Sallie Ford And The Sound Outside, 'Danger'
by Shannon Carlin
Download "Danger" by Sallie Ford, an up-and-coming artist whose music merits discovery.
Second Stage: Ghastly Menace, 'Stay All Day'
by Shannon Carlin
Download and hear "Stay All Night," a terrific song from a little-known band worth hearing.
Second Stage: Killed By 9V Batteries, 'Worst Of Total Anarchy'
by Shannon Carlin
Killed by 9V Batteries hearkens back to the early days of the Sub Pop label, when grunge wasn't yet synonymous with flannel and distorted guitars were king.
Second Stage: Balkans, 'Let You Have It'
by Beca Grimm
The members of the Atlanta band Balkans play riled-up guitar rock. Download "Let You Have It."
Second Stage: The Vegetable Orchestra
by Beca Grimm
The Vegetable Orchestra's members play with their food, turning produce into experimental music. Hear and sample one of the group's songs.
Second Stage: Dog & Panther
by Beca Grimm
The trio hailing from Southeast Michigan hand- and computer-craft their own brand of earnest electro-pop.
Second Stage: Galapagos
by Beca Grimm
Thaw your frozen eardrums with electronic tropicalia remixes from this Phoenix, Ariz. native.
Second Stage: Charles-Eric Charrier
by Beca Grimm
The French multi-instrumentalist layers jazz, noise and melody to make an intriguing parfait of sound.
Second Stage: Girlfriends
by Beca Grimm
Hear "Gov't Seizure," a primal rock 'n' roll song from the innards of Boston's garages. The song plays out as a ferociously thumping audio party.
Second Stage: Wooden Dinosaur
by Sarah Ventre
Wooden Dinosaur makes the kind of simple, stripped-down music that leaves you feeling somewhat nostalgic and longing for more. It's folksy, rambling, and sweet, with dark, quirky lyrics.
