1. Hightide Hotel
Where Are They From: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Best Album To Start With: Nothing Was Missing, Except Me
Sounds Like: Minus The Bear, Cap'n Jazz, Braid
2. glocca morra
Where Are They From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Best Album To Start With: Just Married
Sounds Like: Braid, Cap'n Jazz, American Football
3. Grown Ups
Where Are They From: Chicago, Illinois
Best Album To Start With: More Songs
Sounds Like: Texas Is The Reason, American Football, Bear Vs. Shark
*Broke up in 2011*
4. empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate)
Where Are They From: Fenton, Michigan
Best Album To Start With: What It Takes to Move Forward
Sounds Like: Christie Front Drive, Jimmy Eat World, The Jazz June
5. The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
Where Are They From: Willimantic, Connecticutt
Best Album To Start With: Whenever, If Ever
Sounds Like: Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab For Cutie, Brand New
6. The Front Bottoms
Where Are They From: Bergen County, New Jersey
Best Album To Start With: The Front Bottoms
Sounds Like: The Dismemberment Plan, The Promise Ring, The Thermals
7. Snowing
Where Are They From: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Best Album To Start With: Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit
Sounds Like: Brand New, Rites Of Spring, Cap'n Jazz
*Broke up in 2011*
8. Dads
Where Are They From: Piscataway, New Jersey
Best Album To Start With: American Radass (this is important)
Sounds Like: Rites Of Spring, The Promise Ring, Cap'n Jazz
9. Dikembe
Where Are They From: Gainesville, Florida
Best Album To Start With: Broad Shoulders
Sounds Like: The Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World, Rites Of Spring
10. The Town Needs Guns (TTNG)
Where Are They From: Oxford, United Kingdom
Best Album To Start With: 13.0.0.0.0
Sounds Like: Minus The Bear, Sigur Ros, The Appleseed Cast
11. Everyone Everywhere
Where Are They From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Best Album To Start With: Everyone Everywhere
Sounds Like: Jimmy Eat World, Minus The Bear, American Football
12. Into It. Over It.
Where Are They From: Chicago, Illinois
Best Album To Start With: Intersections
Sounds Like: Death Cab For Cutie, American Football, Piebald
13. Dowsing
Where Are They From: Chicago, Illinois
Best Album To Start With: It's Still Pretty Terrible
Sounds Like: the Jazz June, Jets To Brazil, Braid
14. Owen
Where Are They From: Chicago, Illinois
Best Album To Start With: At Home With Owen
Sounds Like: American Football, Cap'n Jazz, Joan Of Arc (He was in those bands)
15. Title Fight
Where Are They From: Kingston, Pennsylvania
Best Album To Start With: Shed
Sounds Like: Fugazi, Rites Of Spring, Knapsack
16. The Hotel Year
Where Are They From: Worcester, Massachusetts
Best Album To Start With: It Never Goes Out
Sounds Like: Piebald, Motion City Soundtrack, Saves The Day
17. Tigers Jaw
Where Are They From: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Best Album To Start With: Tigers Jaw
Sounds Like: Brand New, The Promise Ring, Death Cab For Cutie
18. Prawn
Where Are They From: Ridgewood, New Jersey
Best Album To Start With: Ships
Sounds Like: The Get Up Kids, Texas Is The Reason, Braid
19. Modern Baseball
Where Are They From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Best Album To Start With: Sports
Sounds Like: The Promise Ring, The Dismemberment Plan, Motion City Soundtrack
20. By Surprise
21. Pianos Become The Teeth
Where Are They From: Baltimore, Maryland
Best Album To Start With: The Lack Long After
Sounds Like: The Appleseed Cast, Rites Of Spring, Small Brown Bike