The onset of summer here at AllMusic Headquarters means many things. People start wearing beach attire to work, watermelon and wine coolers in the snack machine, clouds of steam rising from the cubicles and most importantly for our purposes here, the jamz keep getting hotter and hotter. Take a listen to some of the fine artists we’ve gathered together for you edification and entertainment and just try to tell us they aren’t hott to the touch!

Veronica Falls
Sometimes it seems the best thing the Royal We could have done was to break up since so many excellent bands, like this one, have been formed by their ex-members.

Arthur and Martha
Junkshop synthpop at its finest.

The Beets
Lo-fi sound, hi-fi tuneage.

Twig
No apple juice for these Swedes…..strictly orange for them, thanks.

The Cave Weddings
As simple and catchy as a Buddy Holly B-side, this duo from Albany, NY shows you don’t have to be from the big city to be super hip.

Electricity in Our Homes
Turn on your UK post-punk nightlight!

Holocene
Glitchy, pop eletro-core from the UK.

Hélène Renaut
Formerly the singer for the breezy pop band Beam, now Hélène Renaut offers up her own breezy brand of bedroom pop.

Fuck the Kids
Skatepunk thrash from Cinci.

Haakon Ellingsen
Crafted pop tunes, a la Jens Lekman and Magnetic Fields, from Norway.