Foxes

9. Fleet Foxes -- "Fleet Foxes" (SubPop)
Puget Sound's retro troubadours rocked like it was Laurel Canyon, circa 1968: Against a filigree of guitars and percussion, they offered a lush cushion of vocal harmonies stretching back to the halcyon days of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills,... more Nash and Young. Critics and fans alike have greeted their earnest folk rock with smiles instead of snickers, boding well for their next step. (Credit: Retna Ltd.)