Sleigh Bells - Treats

Damn, I'm in love. Listen to it and try not rocking it. Impossible. This was released in May of '10, it's the guitarist from Poison The Well, which is ridic, and then a girl/lady with the name of Alexis. If I knew karate, I would karate crush people's heads and have this as my soundtrack.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below

When dreams still had a chance in my mind's eye, I was living in the mountains, chewing on pine needles and watching my friends prepare and eat squirrels, well that last part only happened once, but in any case, I wish I had found this album earlier, because it's perfect for those kinds of days, and an almost perfect pairing with said circumstances. The folkie assortment of instruments and the far away sound of Alex Ebert's voice, alongside the very westernesque clangy piano, makes it a quite enjoyable listen and should hopefully inspire you once children of cowboy and indian dreams to dream again. Wikipedia's origin story is a winner as well with...
"After breaking up with his girlfriend, moving out of his house, and joining a 12-step program for addiction, Ebert began work on a story about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe. According to Ebert, Sharpe 'was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind...but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love'."
The song you may know them best for is most likely "Home", where you get the excellent opportunity to really enjoy Jade Castrinos' smokey, sexy-fine, female vocals.