Cool, I found out about a few new bands thanks to this thread
I don't think any of these are particularly well-known. At least, I don't think people I know have really heard what follows, but I don't often listen to commercial radio so it's possible a couple of these might be big right now and I have no idea
Pretty much everyone knows David Bowie... but most people I know aren't really familiar with his later work, such as the album
Heathen. That's a shame, because the following song, "Sunday," is one of my favorite Bowie songs.
This next band doesn't even have an album yet, so you can't be blamed for never having heard this song
CHEW LiPS - Salt Air
While a decent chunk of people have probably heard Street Sweeper Social Club by now, a ton of people probably still haven't, so check out their song "Fight! Smash! Win!"
Filthy Dukes - This Rhythm
Dragonette - I Get Around (Click through to watch in HD)
Fan Death - Veronica's Veil (Click through to watch in HD)
When Hera Hjartardóttir won 'best female singer' at the Icelandic Music Awards, it was the first time in 10 years anyone other than Björk or Emilíana Torrini won the category. Here is the video for her song, "Feels so good."
Marina and the Diamonds is another group that has yet to release an album, but I enjoy this song, "Mowgli's Road," quite a bit.
There is a long history of actors turning to music and totally sucking. Well Majandra Delfino was a musician first, who then ended up acting on the TV show
Roswell, but returned to music after the show ended. I'm glad she did, because she's actually pretty good...
Listen to Majandra's "The Places You'll Go" on Last.FM
Majandra - What Sad Day
I wouldn't be surprised if this next one is actually pretty popular right now. I recently heard about the band Phoenix on NPR's Sound Opinions, but haven't heard anything about them elsewhere. So, here's their song "1901"
Polly Scattergood - Please Don't Touch