Barcelona
Genres; Rock
Styles Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Synth Pop
Having been raised in Washington, D.C., during the Reagan regime of the '80s, it was hard for anyone not to be under the influence of new wave pop and Commodore 64s, let alone the members of Barcelona. Comprised of Jennifer Carr (bass), Jason Korzen (guitar/singer), Christian Scanniello (drums), and Ivan Ramiscal (moog/keyboards/ guitar), the band somehow found time away from their love of soccer and computers to add their own dose of synth pop and indie to play their only show in 1999 and release their first full-length Simon BASIC that same year. Zero One Infinity was issued in fall 2000.

I Am the World Trade Center
Genres; Rock
Taking more of a non-traditional approach to writing and producing their own songs, the New York two piece "I Am The World Trade Center" records all their samples and loops on laptop computer. On top of Amy Dykes melodic vocals, the band gives props to St. Etienne, The Stone Roses, Fatboy Slim and Cornershop as major inspirations to their sound; all of which can be heard on their recording debut featured on the Christmas Two compilation, courtesy of Kindercore Records. Out of the Loop, the duo's proper debut album, was issued in summer 2001 and then their follow up Tight Connection was released in 2000.

The Postal Service
Genres; Rock
Named for the way they traded sounds and ideas, the Postal Service is an electronica-meets-indie-rock supergroup featuring Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Figurine and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard; Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and former Tattle Tale-r and solo artist Jen Wood provide backing vocals. Tamborello and Gibbard first worked together on the title track of Dntel's This is the Dream of Evan and Chan EP; from there, the duo continued to collaborate via mail, with Tamborello sending electronic pieces and Gibbard adding guitars, vocals and lyrics. The results, Give Up, were released in early 2003 by Sub Pop.

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