Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

One could nearly put the Yeah Yeah Yeahs under separate classifications depending on which album is being referenced. In many ways, their sound has changed from their 2003 debut Fever to Tell to their latest, It's Blitz! What hasn't changed is the quality of their output and their overall attitude (and they have plenty to spare). YYY are an NYC trio, fronted by the fabulous Karen O, whose voice can go from plaintive to power screech and back before you can blink. They're a garage/punk/rock/often dancefloor-friendly band, who don't disappoint no matter which mood they're in.

Listen here to Fever to Tell, which includes the incredibly gorgeous (and for this album, anomalous) "Maps"

Listen here to Show Your Bones, their 2006 release

Listen here to It's Blitz!, their most recent album