"What? Tegan and Sara are being replaced? "

Thom Yorke's got me in the mood for some more new music. So, here's what I've found in my Internet travels this week:

1. Dance, Jenny. It's electronic goodness, and it's grammatically correct. Gotta love that. Their rock-oriented songs are better than the straight-up electronic stuff, but none of it's bad. You can check out their Web site at that link, or you can ask them to be your friend at Myspace. They also have three free downloads available on that page.

2. Tapes 'n Tapes. Oh, my god. On their Myspace page, it says they're influenced by "Wire, beach boys, pavement, replacements, pixies, flaming lips, talking heads, television, morris day, and lars eric mattsson (aka. the exciter)," and if all those bands had a baby (impossible, but go with it), it'd totally be Tapes 'n Tapes. They're from Minneapolis, so I thought I'd be able to see them ('tis not too far away from the ol' Oshkosh), but alas, they're going touring in Great Britain. Boo-urns.

3. The Like. I was not looking for another guilty-pleasure Tegan and Sara, but alas, it looks like I've found one. Not a replacement, mind you. The Like is more rock, less pop; more "Walking With A Ghost," less "Take Me Anywhere," if you're familiar with Tegan and Sara.