A rádio universitária norte-americana WKNC publicou um top "de verão" com os músicos indie rock mais sexy do momento.
Sujfan Stevens (foto), lidera a lista. "Se ele gostasse tanto de nós como dos 50 estados...", suspira o site da WKNC, referindo-se ao projeto (abortado) de fazer um disco para cada estado norte-americano.
Andrew Bird, Ezra Koenig (do Vampire Weekend), Christopher "Bear" (do Grizzly Bear) e Matt Berninger, do National, também conseguem um lugar no top 10.
1. Sufjan Stevens
2. Andrew Bird
3. Phil Moore (Bowerbirds)
4. Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend)
5. Chris Chu (Morning Benders)
6. Sondre Lerche
7. Will Hackney (Midtown Dickens, Mount Moriah, Lost in the Trees)
8. Christopher Bear (Grizzly Bear)
9. Kristian Matsson (Tallest Man on Earth)
10. Matt Berninger (The National)
11. Paul Banks (Interpol)
12. Damian Kulash (OK GO)
13. Andrew Vanwyngarden (MGMT)
14. James Blake
15 e 16 Flight of the Conchords (Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement)
17. Kele Okereke (Bloc Party)
18. Johnny Flynn
19. Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes)
20. M. Ward
21. Carter Gaj (Max Indian)
22. Kevin Drew (AC Newman, Broken Social Scene)
23 e 24. The Dodos (Meric Long e Logan Kroeber)
25. Thomas Mars (Phoenix, Air)
26. Spencer Krug (Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade)
27. Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
28. Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)
29. Bon Iver
30. Jens Lekman
31. Ryan Gosling (Dead Man's Bones)
32. Matt Johnson (Matt and Kim)
33. Brian Corum (Lonnie Walker)
34. Dan Whitford (Cut Copy)
35. Dave Monks (Tokyo Police Club)
36. e 37. Ratatat (Mike Stroud, Evan Mast)
38. Villagers
39. Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses)
40. Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio)
41. Chris Keating (Yeasayer)
42. John Paul Pitts (Surfer Blood)
43. Patrick Stickles (Titus Andronicus)
44. Stephen Malkmus (Pavement)
45. Beck
46. Bill Callahan
47. Dan Auerbach (Black Keys)
48. Sam Herring (Future Islands)
49. Stu Mclamb (The Love Language)
50. Noah Lennox (Animal Collective, Panda Bear)
51. Julian Casablancas (The Strokes)
52. Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips)
53. Jose Gonzales
54. Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen)
55. e 56. Seth and Scott Avett
57. Jack Beva (Foals)
58. Dave 1 (Chromeo)
59. Robert Schwartzman (Rooney)
60. Twin Shadow
61. Yoni Wolf (Why?)
62. Owen Pallet
63. Calvin Harris
64. Chuck Chriss (Freelance Whales)
65. Alex Scally (Beach House)
66. Britt Daniel (Spoon)
67. Dougy Mandagi (Temper Trap)
68. Michael Angelakos (Passion Pit)
69. Patrick Phelan (Luego )
70. Win Butler (Arcade Fire)
71.Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend)
72. Ivan Howard (The Rosebuds)
73. J.Roddy Watson
74. Colin Meloy (The Decemberists)
75. Jack Penate
76. John Darnielle
77. Ari Picker
78. Brett Harris
79. Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony)
80. James Mercer (Shins, Broken Bells)
81. Conor Oberst
82. Ben Gibbard
83. Matt Voorhis (SNMNMNM, Rooster for the Masses)
84. Ash Bowie (Polvo)
85, 86, e 87. As barbas dos Megafaun (Phil and Brad Cook, Joe Westerlund)
88. Jack White
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