Emmy the Great

This multi-talented "roller-waitress, shopgirl and singer songwanker” discovered her songwriting talent when her old band ditched her. Their blind foolishness is our gain, as the London, UK-based folkster has ignited her spark with this exquisite oddity. Part acoustic sweetheart pop, part biting anti-folk, she goes from gentle songstress to sickened, foaming-at-the-mouth aggressor in seconds. (myspace.com/emmythegreat)