New Music for March

Here is a sampling of some interesting and kind of obscure tunes that I am listening to these days:

Foster The People.  Lots of people are comparing them to Phoenix, Peter Bjorn and John and MGMT.  They have a great sound and catchy chorus.  I would not be terribly surprised if this Indie band crosses over to mainstream radio.

Hugo.  This guy made a sweet remake of 99 Problems by Jay Z.  He also has a good song called "Bread and Butter".  He will be performing at SXSW this year.  Check him out.

Tinie Tempah.  This guy is huge in the UK.  His Trans-Atlantic emergence is inevitable.  If you ask me, he sounds a bit like Taio Cruz with the New Zealand guys from Flight of the Concords on HBO doing their comedic rap "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros"  You'll see what I mean.

Beady Eyes.  This band is new but not really.  They are the majority of Oasis without Noel.  If you like Oasis, you will like this disc.  It is a bit more toned down than Oasis, but a great listen.