The Rosebuds
Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp
Reside: Raleigh, North Carolina
Modern chamber pop that's got serious style. Released Night of the Furies in 2007 (QRO Review).
Dean & Britta
Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips
Reside: New York, NY
Former Luna members have been around in the down-tempo rock scene for a while. Recently released Back Numbers (QRO Review)
Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan
Dave Portner & Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
Reside: New York, NY
He's in Animal Collective and she was in múm. Releasing Pullhair Rubeye in 2007.
Sonic Youth
Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon (with others)
Reside: New York, NY
Ageless wonders. Some key members in the foundation of the alternative movement. (QRO Photo Gallery)
Blanche
Dan & Tracee Miller (with others)
Reside: Detroit, Michigan
Country-western throwbacks bring the charm and class. Well-connected and respected throughout the Detroit scene. Seeing them live is truly a blast from the past (QRO Photo Gallery).
Mates of State
Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel
Reside: East Haven, Connecticut
High-energy rockouts with solid harmonies. Currently, one of the more hip couples on the list. Released Bring It Back in 2006.
The Besnard Lakes
Jace Lasek & Olga Gorea (with others)
Reside: Montreal, Quebec
Serious, drawn-out, droning art-rock surrounded by a huge band. Recently released The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse (QRO Review)
The Arcade Fire
Win Butler & Régine Chassagne (with others)
Reside: Montreal, Quebec
Indie powerhouses that blew up with Funeral and have steadily gotten bigger since. Recently released Neon Bible (QRO Review)
Sunsplit
Ryan & Aislinn Van Kriedt
Reside: Philadelphia, PA
Raucus psych-rock with arena rock tinge. Recently released Sing For Sunday (QRO Review).
The Handsome Family
Brett & Rennie Sparks
Reside: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nice alt-country gothic folk harmonies can be charming and mesmerizing. Released Last Days Of Wonder in 2006.
Over the Rhine
Linford Detweiler & Karin Bergquist (with others)
Reside: Cincinnati, Ohio
Cool, dark alt-rock with smooth vocals and music with a loungey slickness. Will release The Trumpet Child in 2007.
Low
Alan Sparhawk & Mimi Parker (with others)
Reside: Duluth, Minnesota
Slow-core icons have been around for awhile. Most recently released Drums & Guns in 2007 (QRO Review).
Yo La Tengo
Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley
Reside: Hoboken, New Jersey
Alt-rock veterans with one of the more eccentric catalogs of their peers. Released I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass in 2006 (QRO Top 15 of 2006)