Top 5 bands/artists everyone should know

These are 5 of the most talented bands that I don't think get enough credit for the music that they produce. I want to point out this is the top 5 bands/artist that everyone should know not love or even like. I am not so naive to think that everyone in the entire would love indie music if they just took the time to listen to it, although that should be the case. These guys and gals are just too talented for people to not know who they are, even those people who are consumed with Taylor Swift, Ke$ha, and Nickleback. Some are fairly famous in the land of indie artists, but they all display the talent of all of America's top 40 combined

1. Glen Hansard/ Swell Season/ The Frames.... Made famous by his Academy Award winning song Falling Slowly in the movie Once, starring Glen and Marketa themselves. Glen has proven himself to be one of the most passionate artists the world has seen in the past 50 years.

2. Band of Horses...This Seattle group has produced three hypnotizingly amazing albums, Everything all the time, Cease to Begin, and Infinite Arms. If there was ever a band you just sit back in awe of the adroitness found song after song Band of Horses is it.

3. Damien Jurado.... A seasoned veteran, Jurado has put out numerous albums, ep's, and singles dating back to 1995. His music relies on the unique voice and apathetic lyrics. Not much can be said about him besides listen and see!

4. Black Keys...This band everyone should know about already, but what I am more concerned about is that not many people know the depth or talent of these guys. With 6 albums, 3 EP's, and one collaboration album, The Black Keys have assembled over 90 songs and 5 hours of music. The most amazing part is their process for creating album is just jamming for hours and cutting it into make a record.

5. The xx...A young English Trio, who first came together while still in high school. Their first and only album, The xx, was named one of the top debut albums in the last decade. There minimalist sound of a bass, drum machine, guitar or key board, creates a completely new sound that pulls a listener right in. There second album is scheduled to be released some time near the end of 2011 or beginning of 2012.

Honorable Mentions:

Broken Bells

Sleigh bells

Two Door Cinema

Passion Pit

Freelance Whales

Sea of Bees

Fanfarlo

Creed